diff --git a/ompi/errhandler/errhandler.c b/ompi/errhandler/errhandler.c
index 8beaf8a313..28d925dbf3 100644
--- a/ompi/errhandler/errhandler.c
+++ b/ompi/errhandler/errhandler.c
@@ -367,8 +367,6 @@ static void ompi_errhandler_construct(ompi_errhandler_t *new_errhandler)
   new_errhandler->eh_file_fn      = NULL;
   new_errhandler->eh_fort_fn      = NULL;
 
-  new_errhandler->eh_cxx_dispatch_fn = NULL;
-
   memset (new_errhandler->eh_name, 0, MPI_MAX_OBJECT_NAME);
 }
 
diff --git a/ompi/errhandler/errhandler.h b/ompi/errhandler/errhandler.h
index a41446159a..b00296096a 100644
--- a/ompi/errhandler/errhandler.h
+++ b/ompi/errhandler/errhandler.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ typedef void (ompi_errhandler_generic_handler_fn_t)(void *, int *, ...);
  */
 enum ompi_errhandler_lang_t {
     OMPI_ERRHANDLER_LANG_C,
-    OMPI_ERRHANDLER_LANG_CXX,
     OMPI_ERRHANDLER_LANG_FORTRAN
 };
 typedef enum ompi_errhandler_lang_t ompi_errhandler_lang_t;
@@ -89,17 +88,6 @@ enum ompi_errhandler_type_t {
 typedef enum ompi_errhandler_type_t ompi_errhandler_type_t;
 
 
-/*
- * Need to forward declare this for use in ompi_errhandle_cxx_dispatch_fn_t.
- */
-struct ompi_errhandler_t;
-
-/**
- * C++ invocation function signature
- */
-typedef void (ompi_errhandler_cxx_dispatch_fn_t)(void *handle, int *err_code,
-                                                 const char *message, ompi_errhandler_generic_handler_fn_t *fn);
-
 /**
  * Back-end type for MPI_Errorhandler.
  */
@@ -123,14 +111,6 @@ struct ompi_errhandler_t {
     MPI_Win_errhandler_function *eh_win_fn;
     ompi_errhandler_fortran_handler_fn_t *eh_fort_fn;
 
-    /* Have separate callback for C++ errhandlers.  This pointer is
-       initialized to NULL and will be set explicitly by the C++
-       bindings for Create_errhandler.  This function is invoked
-       when eh_lang==OMPI_ERRHANDLER_LANG_CXX so that the user's
-       callback function can be invoked with the right language
-       semantics. */
-    ompi_errhandler_cxx_dispatch_fn_t *eh_cxx_dispatch_fn;
-
     /* index in Fortran <-> C translation array */
     int eh_f_to_c_index;
 };
diff --git a/ompi/errhandler/errhandler_invoke.c b/ompi/errhandler/errhandler_invoke.c
index b1ff233e82..eeac8c9c30 100644
--- a/ompi/errhandler/errhandler_invoke.c
+++ b/ompi/errhandler/errhandler_invoke.c
@@ -74,11 +74,6 @@ int ompi_errhandler_invoke(ompi_errhandler_t *errhandler, void *mpi_object,
             errhandler->eh_comm_fn(&comm, &err_code, message, NULL);
             break;
 
-        case OMPI_ERRHANDLER_LANG_CXX:
-            errhandler->eh_cxx_dispatch_fn(&comm, &err_code, message,
-                                           (ompi_errhandler_generic_handler_fn_t *)errhandler->eh_comm_fn);
-            break;
-
         case OMPI_ERRHANDLER_LANG_FORTRAN:
             fortran_handle = OMPI_INT_2_FINT(comm->c_f_to_c_index);
             errhandler->eh_fort_fn(&fortran_handle, &fortran_err_code);
@@ -94,11 +89,6 @@ int ompi_errhandler_invoke(ompi_errhandler_t *errhandler, void *mpi_object,
             errhandler->eh_win_fn(&win, &err_code, message, NULL);
             break;
 
-        case OMPI_ERRHANDLER_LANG_CXX:
-            errhandler->eh_cxx_dispatch_fn(&win, &err_code, message,
-                                           (ompi_errhandler_generic_handler_fn_t *)errhandler->eh_win_fn);
-            break;
-
         case OMPI_ERRHANDLER_LANG_FORTRAN:
             fortran_handle = OMPI_INT_2_FINT(win->w_f_to_c_index);
             errhandler->eh_fort_fn(&fortran_handle, &fortran_err_code);
@@ -114,11 +104,6 @@ int ompi_errhandler_invoke(ompi_errhandler_t *errhandler, void *mpi_object,
             errhandler->eh_file_fn(&file, &err_code, message, NULL);
             break;
 
-        case OMPI_ERRHANDLER_LANG_CXX:
-            errhandler->eh_cxx_dispatch_fn(&file, &err_code, message,
-                                           (ompi_errhandler_generic_handler_fn_t *)errhandler->eh_file_fn);
-            break;
-
         case OMPI_ERRHANDLER_LANG_FORTRAN:
             fortran_handle = OMPI_INT_2_FINT(file->f_f_to_c_index);
             errhandler->eh_fort_fn(&fortran_handle, &fortran_err_code);