diff --git a/development/scons/scons_manifest.py b/development/scons/scons_manifest.py
index 48a79b24c4..f8cfc65192 100644
--- a/development/scons/scons_manifest.py
+++ b/development/scons/scons_manifest.py
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ src_header_files = Split('''
     Language.h
     Layout.h
     LayoutEnums.h
-    LayoutPtr.h
     Length.h
     Lexer.h
     LyX.h
diff --git a/src/LayoutPtr.h b/src/LayoutPtr.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0743f75e13..0000000000
--- a/src/LayoutPtr.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-// -*- C++ -*-
-/**
- * \file LayoutPtr.h
- * This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
- * Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
- *
- * \author Lars Gullik Bjønnes
- *
- * Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
- */
-
-#ifndef LAYOUTPTR_H
-#define LAYOUTPTR_H
-
-namespace lyx {
-
-class Layout;
-
-/// Global typedef
-typedef Layout const * LayoutPtr;
-
-
-} // namespace lyx
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 005acf0209..36d8cdd478 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ HEADERFILESCORE = \
 	LaTeXFeatures.h \
 	LaTeX.h \
 	Layout.h \
-	LayoutPtr.h \
 	LayoutEnums.h \
 	Length.h \
 	Lexer.h \
diff --git a/src/tex2lyx/tex2lyx.h b/src/tex2lyx/tex2lyx.h
index 7c5ed348d9..2fbb4ec5b6 100644
--- a/src/tex2lyx/tex2lyx.h
+++ b/src/tex2lyx/tex2lyx.h
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ namespace lyx {
 
 namespace support { class FileName; }
 
+typedef Layout const * LayoutPtr;
+
 class Context;
 
 /// A trivial subclass, just to give us a public default constructor