diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/midi_buffer.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/midi_buffer.h
index d713f8787f..7e883e9ef3 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/midi_buffer.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/midi_buffer.h
@@ -23,12 +23,11 @@
 #ifndef __ardour_midi_buffer_h__
 #define __ardour_midi_buffer_h__
 
+#include "evoral/Event.h"
 #include "evoral/EventSink.h"
 #include "evoral/midi_util.h"
 #include "evoral/types.h"
 
-#include "midi++/event.h"
-
 #include "ardour/buffer.h"
 #include "ardour/parameter_types.h"
 
diff --git a/libs/midi++2/midi++/event.h b/libs/midi++2/midi++/event.h
deleted file mode 100644
index bd1af668c3..0000000000
--- a/libs/midi++2/midi++/event.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2015 Paul Davis <paul@linuxaudiosystems.com>
- * Copyright (C) 2008-2016 David Robillard <d@drobilla.net>
- * Copyright (C) 2008 Hans Baier <hansfbaier@googlemail.com>
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
- * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
- * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- */
-
-#ifndef __libmidipp_midi_event_h__
-#define __libmidipp_midi_event_h__
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <cstdlib>
-#include <cstring>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <assert.h>
-
-#include "midi++/libmidi_visibility.h"
-#include "midi++/types.h"
-#include "midi++/events.h"
-#include "pbd/xml++.h"
-
-/** If this is not defined, all methods of MidiEvent are RT safe
- * but MidiEvent will never deep copy and (depending on the scenario)
- * may not be usable in STL containers, signals, etc.
- */
-#define EVORAL_EVENT_ALLOC 1
-
-#include "evoral/Event.h"
-
-#endif /* __libmidipp_midi_event_h__ */
diff --git a/libs/midi++2/midi++/midnam_patch.h b/libs/midi++2/midi++/midnam_patch.h
index fd172e5bc9..62b19da0d5 100644
--- a/libs/midi++2/midi++/midnam_patch.h
+++ b/libs/midi++2/midi++/midnam_patch.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "midi++/libmidi_visibility.h"
-#include "midi++/event.h"
 #include "pbd/xml++.h"
 
 namespace MIDI