diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 97419436..4974ba8a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ set (wsjtx_CXXSRCS
   Detector.cpp
   logqso.cpp
   decodedtext.cpp
-  getfile.cpp
   soundout.cpp
   soundin.cpp
   signalmeter.cpp
diff --git a/Modulator.cpp b/Modulator.cpp
index e046be00..90b16004 100644
--- a/Modulator.cpp
+++ b/Modulator.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cmath>
 #include <limits>
+#include <random>
 #include <QDateTime>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QRandomGenerator>
@@ -13,12 +14,20 @@
 
 #include "moc_Modulator.cpp"
 
-extern float gran();		// Noise generator (for tests only)
-
 namespace
 {
   constexpr double TAU = 2 * M_PI;
-  
+
+  // Noise generator, for tests only; generate gaussian random
+  // float with mean = 0 and std_dev = 1.
+
+  float
+  gran()
+  {
+    static std::normal_distribution<float> d;
+    return d(*QRandomGenerator::global());
+  }
+
   unsigned
   delayMS(qint32 const trPeriod)
   {
diff --git a/getfile.cpp b/getfile.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e85f05e..00000000
--- a/getfile.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#include "getfile.h"
-#include <random>
-#include <QRandomGenerator>
-
-/* Generate gaussian random float with mean=0 and std_dev=1 */
-float gran()
-{
-  static std::normal_distribution<float> d;
-  return d (*QRandomGenerator::global ());
-}
diff --git a/getfile.h b/getfile.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c79b9f30..00000000
--- a/getfile.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-// -*- Mode: C++ -*-
-#ifndef GETFILE_H
-#define GETFILE_H
-#include <QDebug>
-
-float gran();
-
-#endif // GETFILE_H