1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/c++/src/H5Library.h b/c++/src/H5Library.h
index 336f9c8..308881b 100644
--- a/c++/src/H5Library.h
+++ b/c++/src/H5Library.h
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ namespace H5 {
 */
 class H5_DLLCPP H5Library {
    public:
-#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
-        static bool need_cleanup; // indicates if H5close should be called
-                             // - unused, will be removed in future releases.
-#endif // DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
-
 	// Initializes the HDF5 library.
 	static void open();