diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Density.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Density.h
index 745fda3d..b6826319 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Density.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Density.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	// int32_t template parameter is a dummy, required as the compiler expects to be able to declare an
 	// instance of VoxelType::MaterialType without knowing that VoxelType doesn't actually have a material.
 	template <typename Type>
-	class Density : public Voxel<Type, int32_t>
+	class Density
 	{
 	public:
 		//We expose DensityType and MaterialType in this way so that, when code is
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Material.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Material.h
index a5473f5a..8b905a0b 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Material.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Material.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	// int32_t template parameter is a dummy, required as the compiler expects to be able to declare an
 	// instance of VoxelType::DensityType without knowing that VoxelType doesn't actually have a density.
 	template <typename Type>
-	class Material : public Voxel<int32_t, Type> 
+	class Material
 	{
 	public:
 		//We expose DensityType and MaterialType in this way so that, when code is
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MaterialDensityPair.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MaterialDensityPair.h
index e8a89ecc..7fb8bd74 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MaterialDensityPair.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/MaterialDensityPair.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace PolyVox
 	/// \sa Density, Material
 	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 	template <typename Type, uint8_t NoOfMaterialBits, uint8_t NoOfDensityBits>
-	class MaterialDensityPair : public Voxel<Type, Type>
+	class MaterialDensityPair
 	{
 	public:
 		//We expose DensityType and MaterialType in this way so that, when code is
diff --git a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Voxel.h b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Voxel.h
index ecd70ac5..48a8f406 100644
--- a/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Voxel.h
+++ b/library/PolyVoxCore/include/PolyVoxCore/Voxel.h
@@ -30,29 +30,7 @@ freely, subject to the following restrictions:
 #include <limits>
 
 namespace PolyVox
-{
-	/// This class represents a voxel
-	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-	/// Detailed description...
-	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-	template <typename DenType, typename MatType>
-	class Voxel
-	{
-	public:
-		// We expose DensityType and MaterialType in this way so that, when code is
-		// templatised on voxel type, it can determine the underlying storage type
-		// using code such as 'VoxelType::DensityType value = voxel.getDensity()'
-		// or 'VoxelType::MaterialType value = voxel.getMaterial()'.
-		typedef DenType DensityType;
-		typedef MatType MaterialType;
-		
-		DensityType getDensity() const throw() { assert(false); return 0; }
-		MaterialType getMaterial() const throw() { assert(false); return 0; }
-
-		void setDensity(DensityType uDensity) { assert(false); }
-		void setMaterial(MaterialType /*uMaterial*/) { assert(false); } 
-	};
-	
+{	
 	// Various properties of the voxel types can be expressed via types traits, similar to the way std::numeric_limits is implemented.
 	// This has some advantages compared to storing the properties directly in the voxel class. For example, by using traits it is possible
 	// to also apply these properties to primative types which might be desirable (the Volume classes do accept primative types as template