diff --git a/cpp/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE/CWE-14/CompilerRemovalOfCodeToClearBuffers.c b/cpp/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE/CWE-14/CompilerRemovalOfCodeToClearBuffers.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ab1bae3ae21..00000000000
--- a/cpp/ql/src/experimental/Security/CWE/CWE-14/CompilerRemovalOfCodeToClearBuffers.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-// BAD: the memset call will probably be optimized.
-void getPassword(void) {
-  char pwd[64];
-  if (GetPassword(pwd, sizeof(pwd))) {
-    /* Checking of password, secure operations, etc. */
-  }
-  memset(pwd, 0, sizeof(pwd));
-}
-// GOOD: in this case the memset will not be optimized.
-void getPassword(void) {
-  char pwd[64];
- 
-  if (retrievePassword(pwd, sizeof(pwd))) {
-     /* Checking of password, secure operations, etc. */
-  }
-  memset_s(pwd, 0, sizeof(pwd));
-}
-// GOOD: in this case the memset will not be optimized.
-void getPassword(void) {
-  char pwd[64];
-  if (retrievePassword(pwd, sizeof(pwd))) {
-    /* Checking of password, secure operations, etc. */
-  }
-  SecureZeroMemory(pwd, sizeof(pwd));
-}
-// GOOD: in this case the memset will not be optimized.
-void getPassword(void) {
-  char pwd[64];
-  if (retrievePassword(pwd, sizeof(pwd))) {
-    /* Checking of password, secure operations, etc. */
-  }
-#pragma optimize("", off)
-  memset(pwd, 0, sizeof(pwd));
-#pragma optimize("", on)
-}