diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/qos_event.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/qos_event.hpp
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-// Copyright 2019 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-#ifndef RCLCPP__QOS_EVENT_HPP_
-#define RCLCPP__QOS_EVENT_HPP_
-
-#warning This header is obsolete, please include rclcpp/event_handler.hpp instead
-
-#include "rclcpp/event_handler.hpp"
-
-#endif  // RCLCPP__QOS_EVENT_HPP_