diff --git a/source/extensions/common/wasm/wasm_vm_base.h b/source/extensions/common/wasm/wasm_vm_base.h
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--- a/source/extensions/common/wasm/wasm_vm_base.h
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@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include "envoy/stats/scope.h"
-#include "envoy/stats/stats.h"
-#include "envoy/stats/stats_macros.h"
-
-#include "extensions/common/wasm/wasm_vm.h"
-
-#include "absl/strings/str_cat.h"
-
-namespace Envoy {
-namespace Extensions {
-namespace Common {
-namespace Wasm {
-
-/**
- * Wasm host stats.
- */
-#define ALL_VM_STATS(COUNTER, GAUGE)                                                               \
-  COUNTER(created)                                                                                 \
-  COUNTER(cloned)                                                                                  \
-  GAUGE(active, NeverImport)
-
-struct VmStats {
-  ALL_VM_STATS(GENERATE_COUNTER_STRUCT, GENERATE_GAUGE_STRUCT)
-};
-
-// Wasm VM base instance. Provides common behavior (e.g. Stats).
-class WasmVmBase : public WasmVm {
-public:
-  WasmVmBase(const Stats::ScopeSharedPtr& scope, absl::string_view runtime)
-      : scope_(scope), runtime_prefix_(absl::StrCat("wasm_vm.", runtime, ".")),
-        runtime_(std::string(runtime)),
-        stats_(VmStats{ALL_VM_STATS(POOL_COUNTER_PREFIX(*scope_, runtime_prefix_),
-                                    POOL_GAUGE_PREFIX(*scope_, runtime_prefix_))}) {
-    stats_.created_.inc();
-    stats_.active_.inc();
-    ENVOY_LOG(debug, "WasmVm created {} now active", runtime_, stats_.active_.value());
-  }
-  ~WasmVmBase() override {
-    stats_.active_.dec();
-    ENVOY_LOG(debug, "~WasmVm {} {} remaining active", runtime_, stats_.active_.value());
-  }
-
-protected:
-  const Stats::ScopeSharedPtr scope_;
-  const std::string runtime_prefix_;
-  const std::string runtime_; // The runtime e.g. "v8".
-  VmStats stats_;
-};
-
-} // namespace Wasm
-} // namespace Common
-} // namespace Extensions
-} // namespace Envoy