diff --git a/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/event/stax/BodyEvent.java b/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/event/stax/BodyEvent.java
deleted file mode 100755
index 39de16baf7..0000000000
--- a/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/event/stax/BodyEvent.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Logback: the reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework.
- * Copyright (C) 1999-2015, QOS.ch. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This program and the accompanying materials are dual-licensed under
- * either the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 as published by
- * the Eclipse Foundation
- *
- *   or (per the licensee's choosing)
- *
- * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- */
-package ch.qos.logback.core.joran.event.stax;
-
-import javax.xml.stream.Location;
-
-public class BodyEvent extends StaxEvent {
-
-    private String text;
-
-    BodyEvent(String text, Location location) {
-        super(null, location);
-        this.text = text;
-    }
-
-    public String getText() {
-        return text;
-    }
-
-    void append(String txt) {
-        text += txt;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return "BodyEvent(" + getText() + ")" + location.getLineNumber() + "," + location.getColumnNumber();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/event/stax/EndEvent.java b/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/event/stax/EndEvent.java
deleted file mode 100755
index 3fc7a4a38d..0000000000
--- a/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/event/stax/EndEvent.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Logback: the reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework.
- * Copyright (C) 1999-2015, QOS.ch. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This program and the accompanying materials are dual-licensed under
- * either the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 as published by
- * the Eclipse Foundation
- *
- *   or (per the licensee's choosing)
- *
- * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- */
-package ch.qos.logback.core.joran.event.stax;
-
-import javax.xml.stream.Location;
-
-/**
- * Created with IntelliJ IDEA. User: ceki Date: 7/2/13 Time: 4:07 PM To change
- * this template use File | Settings | File Templates.
- */
-public class EndEvent extends StaxEvent {
-
-    public EndEvent(String name, Location location) {
-        super(name, location);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return "EndEvent(" + getName() + ")  [" + location.getLineNumber() + "," + location.getColumnNumber() + "]";
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/event/stax/StartEvent.java b/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/event/stax/StartEvent.java
deleted file mode 100755
index b848f0d91b..0000000000
--- a/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/event/stax/StartEvent.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Logback: the reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework.
- * Copyright (C) 1999-2015, QOS.ch. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This program and the accompanying materials are dual-licensed under
- * either the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 as published by
- * the Eclipse Foundation
- *
- *   or (per the licensee's choosing)
- *
- * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- */
-package ch.qos.logback.core.joran.event.stax;
-
-import ch.qos.logback.core.joran.spi.ElementPath;
-
-import javax.xml.stream.Location;
-import javax.xml.stream.events.Attribute;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.List;
-
-public class StartEvent extends StaxEvent {
-
-    List<Attribute> attributes;
-    public ElementPath elementPath;
-
-    StartEvent(ElementPath elementPath, String name, Iterator<Attribute> attributeIterator, Location location) {
-        super(name, location);
-        populateAttributes(attributeIterator);
-        this.elementPath = elementPath;
-    }
-
-    private void populateAttributes(Iterator<Attribute> attributeIterator) {
-        while (attributeIterator.hasNext()) {
-            if (attributes == null) {
-                attributes = new ArrayList<Attribute>(2);
-            }
-            attributes.add(attributeIterator.next());
-        }
-    }
-
-    public ElementPath getElementPath() {
-        return elementPath;
-    }
-
-    public List<Attribute> getAttributeList() {
-        return attributes;
-    }
-
-    Attribute getAttributeByName(String name) {
-        if (attributes == null)
-            return null;
-
-        for (Attribute attr : attributes) {
-            if (name.equals(attr.getName().getLocalPart()))
-                return attr;
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return "StartEvent(" + getName() + ")  [" + location.getLineNumber() + "," + location.getColumnNumber() + "]";
-    }
-}
diff --git a/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/event/stax/StaxEvent.java b/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/event/stax/StaxEvent.java
deleted file mode 100755
index 67f241368f..0000000000
--- a/logback-core/src/main/java/ch/qos/logback/core/joran/event/stax/StaxEvent.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Logback: the reliable, generic, fast and flexible logging framework.
- * Copyright (C) 1999-2015, QOS.ch. All rights reserved.
- *
- * This program and the accompanying materials are dual-licensed under
- * either the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 as published by
- * the Eclipse Foundation
- *
- *   or (per the licensee's choosing)
- *
- * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- */
-package ch.qos.logback.core.joran.event.stax;
-
-import javax.xml.stream.Location;
-
-public class StaxEvent {
-
-    final String name;
-    final Location location;
-
-    StaxEvent(String name, Location location) {
-        this.name = name;
-        this.location = location;
-
-    }
-
-    public String getName() {
-        return name;
-    }
-
-    public Location getLocation() {
-        return location;
-    }
-
-}