diff --git a/services/tunnelbroker/src/Database/DatabaseEntitiesTools.h b/services/tunnelbroker/src/Database/DatabaseEntitiesTools.h
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/services/tunnelbroker/src/Database/DatabaseEntitiesTools.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "DeviceSessionItem.h"
-#include "Item.h"
-#include "MessageItem.h"
-#include "PublicKeyItem.h"
-#include "SessionSignItem.h"
-
-#include <memory>
-
-namespace comm {
-namespace network {
-namespace database {
-
-template <typename T> std::shared_ptr<T> createItemByType() {
-  static_assert(std::is_base_of<Item, T>::value, "T must inherit from Item");
-  return std::make_shared<T>();
-}
-
-} // namespace database
-} // namespace network
-} // namespace comm