diff --git a/segmentation/CMakeLists.txt b/segmentation/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a8420fe964..f6cdf291a5a 100644
--- a/segmentation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/segmentation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ set(srcs
   src/organized_multi_plane_segmentation.cpp
   src/planar_polygon_fusion.cpp
   src/crf_segmentation.cpp
-  src/crf_normal_segmentation.cpp
   src/unary_classifier.cpp
   src/conditional_euclidean_clustering.cpp
   src/supervoxel_clustering.cpp
diff --git a/segmentation/include/pcl/segmentation/crf_normal_segmentation.h b/segmentation/include/pcl/segmentation/crf_normal_segmentation.h
index 6eb2663c1ba..14a5d97c51f 100644
--- a/segmentation/include/pcl/segmentation/crf_normal_segmentation.h
+++ b/segmentation/include/pcl/segmentation/crf_normal_segmentation.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace pcl
    * \author Christian Potthast
    */
   template <typename PointT>
-  class PCL_EXPORTS CrfNormalSegmentation
+  class PCL_DEPRECATED(1, 17, "CrfNormalSegmentation is not implemented and does not do anything useful") CrfNormalSegmentation
   {
     public:
       /** \brief Constructor that sets default values for member variables. */
@@ -71,6 +71,4 @@ namespace pcl
   };
 }
 
-#ifdef PCL_NO_PRECOMPILE
 #include <pcl/segmentation/impl/crf_normal_segmentation.hpp>
-#endif
diff --git a/segmentation/src/crf_normal_segmentation.cpp b/segmentation/src/crf_normal_segmentation.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 70a378fcb6a..00000000000
--- a/segmentation/src/crf_normal_segmentation.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Software License Agreement (BSD License)
- *
- *  Point Cloud Library (PCL) - www.pointclouds.org
- *
- *  All rights reserved.
- *
- *  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- *  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- *  are met:
- *
- *   * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *     notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *   * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
- *     copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
- *     disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
- *     with the distribution.
- *   * Neither the name of the copyright holder(s) nor the names of its
- *     contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
- *     from this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- *  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- *  "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- *  LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
- *  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- *  COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- *  INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
- *  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
- *  LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
- *  CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
- *  LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
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- *  POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- *
- * Author : Christian Potthast
- * Email  : potthast@usc.edu
- *
- */
-
-#include <pcl/point_types.h>
-#include <pcl/impl/instantiate.hpp>
-#include <pcl/segmentation/crf_normal_segmentation.h>
-#include <pcl/segmentation/impl/crf_normal_segmentation.hpp>
-
-// Instantiations of specific point types
-template class pcl::CrfNormalSegmentation<pcl::PointXYZRGBNormal>;