diff --git a/fw/table/pit-cs-tree.go b/fw/table/pit-cs-tree.go
index c2c3af07..4741bf8d 100644
--- a/fw/table/pit-cs-tree.go
+++ b/fw/table/pit-cs-tree.go
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ type OnPitExpiration func(PitEntry)
 
 // PitCsTree represents a PIT-CS implementation that uses a name tree
 type PitCsTree struct {
-	basePitCsTable
-
 	root *pitCsTreeNode
 
 	nPitEntries int
diff --git a/fw/table/pit-cs.go b/fw/table/pit-cs.go
index b12aaf3a..ca3c083c 100644
--- a/fw/table/pit-cs.go
+++ b/fw/table/pit-cs.go
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ type PitCsTable interface {
 	Update()
 }
 
-// basePitCsTable contains properties common to all PIT-CS tables
-type basePitCsTable struct{}
-
 // PitEntry dictates what entries in a PIT-CS table should implement
 type PitEntry interface {
 	PitCs() PitCsTable