diff --git a/libraries/hfm/src/hfm/HFMSimpleFormat.h b/libraries/hfm/src/hfm/HFMSimpleFormat.h
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-//
-//  HFMSimpleFormat.h
-//  libraries/hfm/src/hfm
-//
-//  Created by Sabrina Shanman on 2018/11/30.
-//  Copyright 2018 High Fidelity, Inc.
-//
-//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
-//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
-//
-
-#ifndef hifi_HFMSimpleFormat_h
-#define hifi_HFMSimpleFormat_h
-
-#include "HFMFormat.h"
-#include "HFMSerializer.h"
-
-namespace hfm {
-    template<typename T>
-    class SimpleFactory : public Serializer::Factory {
-        std::shared_ptr<Serializer> get() override {
-            return std::make_shared<T>();
-        }
-    };
-
-    template<typename T> // T is an implementation of hfm::Serializer
-    class SimpleFormat : public Format {
-    public:
-        SimpleFormat(const MediaType& mediaType) : Format(),
-            _mediaType(mediaType) {
-        }
-
-        void registerFormat(FormatRegistry& registry) override {
-            _mediaTypeID = registry.registerMediaType(_mediaType, std::make_unique<SimpleFactory<T>>());
-        }
-
-        void unregisterFormat(FormatRegistry& registry) override {
-            registry.unregisterMediaType(_mediaTypeID);
-            _mediaTypeID = hfm::FormatRegistry::INVALID_MEDIA_TYPE_ID;
-        }
-    protected:
-        MediaType _mediaType;
-        hfm::FormatRegistry::MediaTypeID _mediaTypeID;
-    };
-};
-
-#endif // hifi_HFMSimpleFormat_h