diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 80195df552a26b3e359a87678a1c03f23ba9e611..52942a00705eb126393a79ed9e9601020b8cdcf4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ CONFIG_FILES (doc/main.hh
 SET (${PROJECT_NAME}_HEADERS
   ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/hpp/manipulation/package-config.hh
   include/hpp/manipulation/fwd.hh
-  include/hpp/manipulation/axial-handle.hh
   include/hpp/manipulation/handle.hh
   include/hpp/manipulation/problem.hh
   include/hpp/manipulation/problem-solver.hh
diff --git a/include/hpp/manipulation/axial-handle.hh b/include/hpp/manipulation/axial-handle.hh
deleted file mode 100644
index 77dbb4d51fe9e9480815b6505da7040b5370987b..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/include/hpp/manipulation/axial-handle.hh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-///
-/// Copyright (c) 2014 CNRS
-/// Authors: Florent Lamiraux
-///
-///
-// This file is part of hpp-manipulation.
-// hpp-manipulation is free software: you can redistribute it
-// and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-// License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version
-// 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// hpp-manipulation is distributed in the hope that it will be
-// useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
-// of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
-// General Lesser Public License for more details. You should have
-// received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with
-// hpp-manipulation. If not, see
-// <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-#ifndef HPP_MANIPULATION_AXIAL_HANDLE_HH
-# define HPP_MANIPULATION_AXIAL_HANDLE_HH
-
-# include <hpp/manipulation/handle.hh>
-# include <hpp/manipulation/deprecated.hh>
-
-namespace hpp {
-  namespace manipulation {
-    /// Handle symmetric around its z-axis. The constraint defined for a grasp
-    /// by a gripper is free to rotate around z-axis.
-    /// \deprecated This class is deprecated. Use class Handle with appropriate
-    ///             mask
-    class HPP_MANIPULATION_DLLAPI AxialHandle : public Handle
-    {
-    public:
-      static std::string className;
-      /// Create constraint corresponding to a gripper grasping this object
-      /// \param robot the robot that grasps the handle,
-      /// \param grasp object containing the grasp information
-      /// \return the constraint of relative position between the handle and
-      ///         the gripper. The rotation around x is not constrained.
-      /// \deprecated This class is deprecated. The method creates an instance
-      ///             of Handle with appropriate mask
-      static AxialHandlePtr_t create (const std::string& name,
-				      const Transform3f& localPosition,
-				      const JointPtr_t& joint)
-        HPP_MANIPULATION_DEPRECATED;
-
-      /// Return a pointer to the copy of this
-      virtual HandlePtr_t clone () const;
-
-      /// Create constraint corresponding to a gripper grasping this handle
-      /// \param gripper object containing the gripper information
-      /// \return the constraint of relative transformation between the handle
-      ///         and the gripper.
-      /// \note 5 degrees of freedom are constrained. Rotation around z is free.
-      virtual NumericalConstraintPtr_t createGrasp
-      (const GripperPtr_t& gripper, std::string name) const;
-
-      /// Create complement constraint of gripper grasping this handle
-      /// \param gripper object containing the gripper information
-      /// \return trivial constraint
-      /// \note 1 degree of freedom is constrained: rotation around z.
-      /// \note the constraint is parameterizable: non constant right hand side.
-      virtual NumericalConstraintPtr_t createGraspComplement
-      (const GripperPtr_t& gripper, std::string name) const;
-
-      /// Create constraint corresponding to a pregrasping task.
-      /// \param gripper object containing the gripper information
-      /// \return the constraint of relative transformation between the handle and
-      ///         the gripper.
-      /// \note The translation along x-axis and the rotation around z-axis are not constrained.
-      /// \todo this function is never called. It should follow changes of
-      ///       Handle::createPreGrasp prototype.
-      virtual NumericalConstraintPtr_t createPreGrasp
-      (const GripperPtr_t& gripper, const value_type& shift, std::string name) const;
-
-      virtual std::ostream& print (std::ostream& os) const;
-    protected:
-      /// Constructor
-      /// \param robot the robot that grasps the handle,
-      /// \param grasp object containing the grasp information
-      /// \return the constraint of relative position between the handle and
-      ///         the gripper. The rotation around x is not constrained.
-      AxialHandle (const std::string& name, const Transform3f& localPosition,
-		   const JointPtr_t& joint)  HPP_MANIPULATION_DEPRECATED;
-
-      void init (const AxialHandleWkPtr_t& weakPtr)
-      {
-	Handle::init (weakPtr);
-	weakPtr_ = weakPtr;
-      }
-      /// Weak pointer to itself
-      AxialHandleWkPtr_t weakPtr_;
-    }; // class AxialHandle
-  } // namespace manipulation
-} // namespace hpp
-
-#endif // HPP_MANIPULATION_AXIAL_HANDLE_HH
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 445be2a074c546d95fd70b07aa74a5c4429a4401..05380d4c067e0c66a71aef6fc2d83224d75b39c3 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 SET(LIBRARY_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
 
 SET(SOURCES
-  axial-handle.cc
   handle.cc
   symbolic-planner.cc
   manipulation-planner.cc
diff --git a/src/axial-handle.cc b/src/axial-handle.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 8dcaae9d773241e393c03bf01c12a6f702a7cb7f..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/axial-handle.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-///
-/// Copyright (c) 2014 CNRS
-/// Authors: Florent Lamiraux
-///
-///
-// This file is part of hpp-manipulation.
-// hpp-manipulation is free software: you can redistribute it
-// and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-// License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version
-// 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// hpp-manipulation is distributed in the hope that it will be
-// useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty
-// of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
-// General Lesser Public License for more details. You should have
-// received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with
-// hpp-manipulation. If not, see
-// <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-#include <hpp/manipulation/axial-handle.hh>
-
-#include <boost/assign/list_of.hpp>
-
-#include <hpp/pinocchio/joint.hh>
-#include <hpp/pinocchio/gripper.hh>
-
-#include <hpp/constraints/generic-transformation.hh>
-
-#include <hpp/core/numerical-constraint.hh>
-
-namespace hpp {
-  namespace manipulation {
-    std::string AxialHandle::className ("AxialHandle");
-    static const matrix3_t I3 = matrix3_t::Identity();
-
-    AxialHandlePtr_t AxialHandle::create (const std::string& name,
-                                          const Transform3f& localPosition,
-                                          const JointPtr_t& joint)
-    {
-      AxialHandle* ptr = new AxialHandle (name, localPosition, joint);
-      AxialHandlePtr_t shPtr (ptr);
-      ptr->init (shPtr);
-      return shPtr;
-    }
-
-    NumericalConstraintPtr_t AxialHandle::createGrasp
-    (const GripperPtr_t& gripper, std::string n) const
-    {
-      using boost::assign::list_of;
-      std::vector <bool> mask = list_of (true)(true)(true)(true)(true)(false);
-      if (n.empty())
-        n = "Transformation_(1,1,1,1,1,0)_" + name() + "_" + gripper->name();
-      return NumericalConstraintPtr_t
-	(NumericalConstraint::create (RelativeTransformation::create
-				      (n,
-				       gripper->joint()->robot(),
-				       gripper->joint (), joint (),
-				       gripper->objectPositionInJoint (),
-				       localPosition(), mask)));
-    }
-
-    NumericalConstraintPtr_t AxialHandle::createGraspComplement
-    (const GripperPtr_t& gripper, std::string n) const
-    {
-      using boost::assign::list_of;
-      std::vector <bool> mask = list_of (false)(false)(false)(false)(false)
-        (true);
-      if (n.empty())
-        n = "Transformation_(0,0,0,0,0,1)_" + name() + "_" + gripper->name();
-      return NumericalConstraint::create (RelativeTransformation::create
-          (n, gripper->joint()->robot(),
-           gripper->joint (), joint (),
-           gripper->objectPositionInJoint (),
-           localPosition(), mask),
-          ComparisonTypes_t (1, constraints::Equality));
-    }
-
-    NumericalConstraintPtr_t AxialHandle::createPreGrasp
-    (const GripperPtr_t& gripper, const value_type& shift, std::string n) const
-    {
-      using boost::assign::list_of;
-      std::vector <bool> mask = list_of (true)(true)(true)(true)(true)(false);
-      Transform3f transform = gripper->objectPositionInJoint ()
-        * Transform3f (I3, vector3_t (shift,0,0));
-      if (n.empty())
-        n = "Transformation_(1,1,1,1,1,0)_" + name () + "_" + gripper->name ();
-      return NumericalConstraintPtr_t
-	(NumericalConstraint::create (RelativeTransformation::create
-				      (n,
-				       gripper->joint()->robot(),
-				       gripper->joint (), joint (),
-				       transform,
-				       localPosition(), mask)));
-    }
-
-    HandlePtr_t AxialHandle::clone () const
-    {
-      AxialHandlePtr_t self = weakPtr_.lock ();
-      return AxialHandle::create (self->name (), self->localPosition (),
-				  self->joint ());
-    }
-
-    std::ostream& AxialHandle::print (std::ostream& os) const
-    {
-      os << "name :" << name () << " (axial)" << std::endl;
-      os << "local position :" << localPosition () << std::endl;
-      os << "joint :" << joint ()->name () << std::endl;
-      return os;
-    }
-
-    AxialHandle::AxialHandle (const std::string& name,
-                              const Transform3f& localPosition,
-                              const JointPtr_t& joint) :
-      Handle (name, localPosition, joint), weakPtr_ ()
-    {
-    }
-  } // namespace manipulation
-} // namespace hpp