diff --git a/include/osgDB/Registry b/include/osgDB/Registry
index eacd33926..586f0372a 100644
--- a/include/osgDB/Registry
+++ b/include/osgDB/Registry
@@ -466,17 +466,7 @@ class OSGDB_EXPORT Registry : public osg::Referenced
 
         /** get the attached library with specified name.*/
         DynamicLibrary*              getLibrary(const std::string& fileName);
-        
-        /** Set the DatabasePager.*/
-        void setDatabasePager(DatabasePager* databasePager) { _databasePager = databasePager; }
 
-        /** Get the DatabasePager, creating one if one is not already created.*/
-        DatabasePager* getOrCreateDatabasePager();
-        
-        /** Get the DatabasePager. Return 0 if no DatabasePager has been assigned.*/
-        DatabasePager* getDatabasePager() { return _databasePager.get(); }
-
-        
         /** Set the SharedStateManager.*/
         void setSharedStateManager(SharedStateManager* SharedStateManager) { _sharedStateManager = SharedStateManager; }
 
@@ -609,7 +599,6 @@ class OSGDB_EXPORT Registry : public osg::Referenced
 
         ArchiveExtensionList                    _archiveExtList;
         
-        osg::ref_ptr<DatabasePager>             _databasePager;
         osg::ref_ptr<SharedStateManager>        _sharedStateManager;
 
 };
diff --git a/src/osgDB/Registry.cpp b/src/osgDB/Registry.cpp
index 9937fd600..680f59efe 100644
--- a/src/osgDB/Registry.cpp
+++ b/src/osgDB/Registry.cpp
@@ -324,10 +324,6 @@ void Registry::destruct()
 {
     // osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Registry::destruct()"<<std::endl;
 
-    // switch off the pager and its associated thread before we clean up 
-    // rest of the Registry.
-    _databasePager = 0;
-
     // clean up the SharedStateManager 
     _sharedStateManager = 0;
     
@@ -2072,13 +2068,6 @@ void Registry::releaseGLObjects(osg::State* state)
     }
 }
 
-DatabasePager* Registry::getOrCreateDatabasePager()
-{
-    if (!_databasePager) _databasePager = new DatabasePager;
-    
-    return _databasePager.get();
-}
-
 SharedStateManager* Registry::getOrCreateSharedStateManager()
 {
     if (!_sharedStateManager) _sharedStateManager = new SharedStateManager;
diff --git a/src/osgWrappers/osgDB/Registry.cpp b/src/osgWrappers/osgDB/Registry.cpp
index 89d487d8b..e5fa69803 100644
--- a/src/osgWrappers/osgDB/Registry.cpp
+++ b/src/osgWrappers/osgDB/Registry.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <osg/Uniform>
 #include <osgDB/Archive>
 #include <osgDB/AuthenticationMap>
-#include <osgDB/DatabasePager>
 #include <osgDB/DotOsgWrapper>
 #include <osgDB/DynamicLibrary>
 #include <osgDB/FileCache>
@@ -542,21 +541,6 @@ BEGIN_OBJECT_REFLECTOR(osgDB::Registry)
 	          __DynamicLibrary_P1__getLibrary__C5_std_string_R1,
 	          "get the attached library with specified name. ",
 	          "");
-	I_Method1(void, setDatabasePager, IN, osgDB::DatabasePager *, databasePager,
-	          Properties::NON_VIRTUAL,
-	          __void__setDatabasePager__DatabasePager_P1,
-	          "Set the DatabasePager. ",
-	          "");
-	I_Method0(osgDB::DatabasePager *, getOrCreateDatabasePager,
-	          Properties::NON_VIRTUAL,
-	          __DatabasePager_P1__getOrCreateDatabasePager,
-	          "Get the DatabasePager, creating one if one is not already created. ",
-	          "");
-	I_Method0(osgDB::DatabasePager *, getDatabasePager,
-	          Properties::NON_VIRTUAL,
-	          __DatabasePager_P1__getDatabasePager,
-	          "Get the DatabasePager. ",
-	          "Return 0 if no DatabasePager has been assigned. ");
 	I_Method1(void, setSharedStateManager, IN, osgDB::SharedStateManager *, SharedStateManager,
 	          Properties::NON_VIRTUAL,
 	          __void__setSharedStateManager__SharedStateManager_P1,
@@ -617,9 +601,6 @@ BEGIN_OBJECT_REFLECTOR(osgDB::Registry)
 	I_SimpleProperty(const osgDB::FilePathList &, DataFilePathList, 
 	                 __C5_FilePathList_R1__getDataFilePathList, 
 	                 __void__setDataFilePathList__C5_FilePathList_R1);
-	I_SimpleProperty(osgDB::DatabasePager *, DatabasePager, 
-	                 __DatabasePager_P1__getDatabasePager, 
-	                 __void__setDatabasePager__DatabasePager_P1);
 	I_SimpleProperty(osgDB::FileCache *, FileCache, 
 	                 __FileCache_P1__getFileCache, 
 	                 __void__setFileCache__FileCache_P1);