diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ae6d10b..3a3043f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 2002-10-03  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
 
+	* src/new.cc: Remove file.
+	* src/Makefile.in (OBJECTS): Remove new.o.
+	(new.o): Remove rule.
+	* src/configure.in: Remove test for HAVE_THROW_DECL.
+	* acconfig.h: Remove file.
+
 	* src/trace.h: Remove file.
 	* src/trace.cc: Remove file.
 	* src/Makefile.in (OBJECTS): Remove trace.o.
diff --git a/acconfig.h b/acconfig.h
deleted file mode 100644
index cd040d4..0000000
--- a/acconfig.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-
-/* Define if the C++ compiler supports "throw ()" declarations.  */
-#undef HAVE_THROW_DECL
-
diff --git a/src/Makefile.in b/src/Makefile.in
index 21bf06c..4a792d3 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ SHELL = /bin/sh
 
 VPATH = $(srcdir)
 
-OBJECTS  = new.o options.o iterator.o main.o gen-perf.o key-list.o list-node.o \
+OBJECTS  = options.o iterator.o main.o gen-perf.o key-list.o list-node.o \
            hash-table.o bool-array.o read-line.o vectors.o version.o
 LIBS     = ../lib/libgp.a @GPERF_LIBM@
 CPPFLAGS = -I. -I$(srcdir)/../lib
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ list-node.o : list-node.cc $(LIST_NODE_H) $(OPTIONS_H)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c $(srcdir)/list-node.cc
 main.o : main.cc $(OPTIONS_H) $(GEN_PERF_H) $(CONFIG_H)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c $(srcdir)/main.cc
-new.o : new.cc $(CONFIG_H)
-	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c $(srcdir)/new.cc
 options.o : options.cc $(OPTIONS_H) $(ITERATOR_H) $(VECTORS_H) $(VERSION_H)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -c $(srcdir)/options.cc
 read-line.o : read-line.cc $(READ_LINE_H) $(OPTIONS_H)
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 82adad2..7691e0d 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -39,19 +39,6 @@ CL_PROG_INSTALL
 dnl
 dnl           checks for compiler characteristics
 dnl
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([for working throw()])
-AC_CACHE_VAL(gp_cv_cxx_throw_decl,[
-AC_LANG_SAVE()
-AC_LANG_CPLUSPLUS()
-AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <stdlib.h>
-void operator delete (void* ptr) throw() {}], [],
-gp_cv_cxx_throw_decl=yes, gp_cv_cxx_throw_decl=no)
-AC_LANG_RESTORE()
-])
-AC_MSG_RESULT([$]gp_cv_cxx_throw_decl)
-if test [$]gp_cv_cxx_throw_decl = yes; then
-  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_THROW_DECL)
-fi
 dnl
 dnl           checks for functions and declarations
 dnl
diff --git a/src/new.cc b/src/new.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index c5b87ce..0000000
--- a/src/new.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-/* Defines a buffered memory allocation abstraction that reduces calls to
-   malloc.
-   Copyright (C) 1989-1998, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   written by Douglas C. Schmidt (schmidt@ics.uci.edu)
-
-This file is part of GNU GPERF.
-
-GNU GPERF 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 1, or (at your option)
-any later version.
-
-GNU GPERF 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 GNU GPERF; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
-Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA.  */
-
-#include "config.h"
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h> /* declares malloc(), exit() */
-
-/* Determine default alignment.  If your C++ compiler does not
-   like this then try something like #define DEFAULT_ALIGNMENT 8. */
-struct fooalign {char x; double d;};
-const int ALIGNMENT = ((char *)&((struct fooalign *) 0)->d - (char *)0);
-
-/* Provide an abstraction that cuts down on the number of
-   calls to NEW by buffering the memory pool from which
-   strings are allocated. */
-
-void *
-operator new (size_t size)
-{
-  static char *buf_start = 0;          /* Large array used to reduce calls to NEW. */
-  static char *buf_end = 0;            /* Indicates end of BUF_START. */
-  static size_t buf_size = 4096;       /* Size of buffer pointed to by BUF_START. */
-         char *temp;
-
-  /* Align this on correct boundaries, just to be safe... */
-  size = ((size + ALIGNMENT - 1) / ALIGNMENT) * ALIGNMENT;
-
-  /* If we are about to overflow our buffer we'll just grab another
-     chunk of memory.  Since we never free the original memory it
-     doesn't matter that no one points to the beginning of that
-     chunk. Note we use a heuristic that grows the buffer either by
-     size of the request or by twice the previous size, whichever is
-     larger. */
-
-  if (buf_start + size >= buf_end)
-    {
-      buf_size *= 2;
-      if (buf_size < size)
-        buf_size = size;
-      if ((buf_start = (char *)malloc (buf_size)) != (char *)0)
-        buf_end = buf_start + buf_size;
-      else
-        {
-          fprintf (stderr, "Virtual memory exhausted in `operator new'\n");
-          exit (1);
-        }
-    }
-
-  temp = buf_start;
-  buf_start += size;
-  return temp;
-}
-
-/* We need this deletion operator in order to make the linker happy.
-   Because `operator new' and `operator delete' always come together.  */
-
-void
-operator delete (void *ptr)
-#ifdef HAVE_THROW_DECL
-  throw()
-#endif
-{
-  // We cannot call free here, as it doesn't match the mallocs.
-  // free ((char *) ptr);
-  (void) ptr;
-}