diff --git a/ecal2val/proto_struct/vss_data.proto b/ecal2val/proto_struct/vss_data.proto
deleted file mode 100644
index b75d89f0..00000000
--- a/ecal2val/proto_struct/vss_data.proto
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/********************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2022 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
- *
- * See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
- * information regarding copyright ownership.
- *
- * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
- * terms of the Apache License 2.0 which is available at
- * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- ********************************************************************************/
-
-syntax = "proto3";
-
-package proto_struct;
-
-message VssData
-{
-  string description = 1;
-  int32  data_int    = 2;
-  float  data_float  = 3;
-}