diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.ILLink/RemoveAttributesBase.cs b/src/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.ILLink/RemoveAttributesBase.cs
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--- a/src/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.ILLink/RemoveAttributesBase.cs
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@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-
-using Mono.Linker;
-using Mono.Linker.Steps;
-
-using Mono.Tuner;
-
-using Mono.Cecil;
-
-namespace Microsoft.Android.Sdk.ILLink
-{
-	public abstract class RemoveAttributesBase : BaseSubStep {
-
-		public override SubStepTargets Targets {
-			get {
-				return SubStepTargets.Assembly
-					| SubStepTargets.Type
-					| SubStepTargets.Field
-					| SubStepTargets.Method
-					| SubStepTargets.Property
-					| SubStepTargets.Event;
-			}
-		}
-
-		public override bool IsActiveFor (AssemblyDefinition assembly)
-		{
-			return Annotations.GetAction (assembly) == AssemblyAction.Link;
-		}
-
-		public override void ProcessAssembly (AssemblyDefinition assembly)
-		{
-			ProcessAttributeProvider (assembly);
-			ProcessAttributeProvider (assembly.MainModule);
-		}
-
-		public override void ProcessType (TypeDefinition type)
-		{
-			ProcessAttributeProvider (type);
-
-			if (type.HasGenericParameters)
-				ProcessAttributeProviderCollection (type.GenericParameters);
-		}
-
-		void ProcessAttributeProviderCollection (IList list)
-		{
-			for (int i = 0; i < list.Count; i++)
-				ProcessAttributeProvider ((ICustomAttributeProvider) list [i]);
-		}
-
-		public override void ProcessField (FieldDefinition field)
-		{
-			ProcessAttributeProvider (field);
-		}
-
-		public override void ProcessMethod (MethodDefinition method)
-		{
-			ProcessMethodAttributeProvider (method);
-		}
-
-		void ProcessMethodAttributeProvider (MethodDefinition method)
-		{
-			ProcessAttributeProvider (method);
-			ProcessAttributeProvider (method.MethodReturnType);
-
-			if (method.HasParameters)
-				ProcessAttributeProviderCollection (method.Parameters);
-
-			if (method.HasGenericParameters)
-				ProcessAttributeProviderCollection (method.GenericParameters);
-		}
-
-		public override void ProcessProperty (PropertyDefinition property)
-		{
-			ProcessAttributeProvider (property);
-		}
-
-		public override void ProcessEvent (EventDefinition @event)
-		{
-			ProcessAttributeProvider (@event);
-		}
-
-		void ProcessAttributeProvider (ICustomAttributeProvider provider)
-		{
-			if (!provider.HasCustomAttributes)
-				return;
-
-			for (int i = 0; i < provider.CustomAttributes.Count; i++) {
-				var attrib = provider.CustomAttributes [i];
-				if (!IsRemovedAttribute (attrib))
-					continue;
-
-				WillRemoveAttribute (provider, attrib);
-				provider.CustomAttributes.RemoveAt (i--);
-			}
-		}
-
-		protected abstract bool IsRemovedAttribute (CustomAttribute attribute);
-		protected virtual void WillRemoveAttribute (ICustomAttributeProvider provider, CustomAttribute attribute) { }
-	}
-}