diff --git a/Lib/swig.swg b/Lib/swig.swg
index 531c3412d..34b6b8d6d 100644
--- a/Lib/swig.swg
+++ b/Lib/swig.swg
@@ -340,21 +340,6 @@ public:
 private:
     SwigValueWrapper& operator=(const SwigValueWrapper<T>& rhs);
 };   
-
-template<class T> class SwigValueWrapper<const T> {
-    T *tt;
-public:
-    SwigValueWrapper() : tt(0) { }
-    SwigValueWrapper(const SwigValueWrapper<T>& rhs) : tt(new T(*rhs.tt)) { }
-    SwigValueWrapper(const T& t) : tt(new T(t)) { }
-    ~SwigValueWrapper() { delete tt; } 
-    SwigValueWrapper& operator=(const T& t) { delete tt; tt = new T(t); return *this; }
-    operator T&() const { return *tt; }
-    T *operator&() { return tt; }
-private:
-    SwigValueWrapper& operator=(const SwigValueWrapper<T>& rhs);
-};                                                    
-                                                 
 #endif
 %}
 #endif