diff --git a/object/src/attribute.rs b/object/src/attribute.rs
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index 766ccaf7..00000000
--- a/object/src/attribute.rs
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@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-use dicom_core::{Tag, VR, header::DataElementHeader};
-use std::io::Read;
-
-/// Abstraction for any attribute in a DICOM object.
-pub trait Attribute<'a> {
-    type Error;
-    type Reader: 'a + Read;
-    type Item: 'a;
-    type ItemIter: IntoIterator<Item = Self::Item>;
-
-    /// Retrieve the header information of this attribute.
-    fn header(&self) -> DataElementHeader;
-
-    /// Retrieve the value representation.
-    fn vr(&self) -> VR {
-        self.header().vr
-    }
-
-    /// Retrieve the tag.
-    fn tag(&self) -> Tag {
-        self.header().tag
-    }
-
-    /// Read the entire value as a single string.
-    fn str(&self) -> Result<&'a str, Self::Error>;
-
-    /// Read the entire value as raw bytes.
-    fn raw_bytes(&self) -> Result<&'a [u8], Self::Error>;
-
-    /// Create a new byte reader for the value of this attribute.
-    fn stream(&self) -> Result<Self::Reader, Self::Error>;
-}