diff --git a/iocBoot/iocxxx/common.iocsh b/iocBoot/iocxxx/common.iocsh
index 1a4f21a9f56ec94fb4d626bc8ec6cc657e35c427..6b9b078b26e221fc9392eb59eac6b92d0281bc4e 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocxxx/common.iocsh
+++ b/iocBoot/iocxxx/common.iocsh
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ dbLoadTemplate("$(PLATFORM)/scanParms.substitutions")
 
 < common/calc.iocsh
 
+# Soft scaler for testing
+#iocshLoad("$(STD)/iocsh/softScaler.iocsh", "P=$(PREFIX), INSTANCE=scaler1")
+
 # Soft function generator
 #dbLoadRecords("$(CALC)/calcApp/Db/FuncGen.db","P=$(PREFIX),Q=fgen,OUT=$(PREFIX)m7.VAL")
 
diff --git a/iocBoot/iocxxx/common/softScaler.cmd b/iocBoot/iocxxx/common/softScaler.cmd
deleted file mode 100644
index b5a1d9dd090e9b164179733f55c4e963deba1424..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/iocBoot/iocxxx/common/softScaler.cmd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# soft scaler
-dbLoadRecords("$(ASYN)/db/asynRecord.db","P=$(PREFIX),R=asynScaler,PORT=scaler1Port,ADDR=0,OMAX=0,IMAX=0")
-# drvScalerSoftConfigure(char *portName, int maxChans, char *pvTemplate)
-drvScalerSoftConfigure("scaler1Port", 8, "$(PREFIX)scaler1:s%d")
-dbLoadRecords("$(STD)/stdApp/Db/scaler.db","P=$(PREFIX),S=scaler1,OUT=@asyn(scaler1Port 0 0),DTYP=Asyn Scaler,FREQ=10000000")
-dbLoadRecords("$(STD)/stdApp/Db/scalerSoftCtrl.db","P=$(PREFIX),Q=scaler1:,SCALER=$(PREFIX)scaler1")
diff --git a/iocBoot/iocxxx/st.cmd.Cygwin b/iocBoot/iocxxx/st.cmd.Cygwin
index 395f9e52429f44d7b9440f3729b8f6e74c46bbf5..fa19fedb69ebab0cd263fdbbbdd5fc9a6106f34a 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocxxx/st.cmd.Cygwin
+++ b/iocBoot/iocxxx/st.cmd.Cygwin
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ epicsEnvSet("PLATFORM", "softioc")
 # < $(PLATFORM)/areaDetector.cmd
 # < $(PLATFORM)/serial.cmd
 
-# soft scaler for testing
-< common/softScaler.cmd
-
 < common/motorSim.cmd
 
 # devIocStats
diff --git a/iocBoot/iocxxx/st.cmd.Linux b/iocBoot/iocxxx/st.cmd.Linux
index 610e96c2a95b3addd4e04928c195f8590457a62d..12014b7dd0434c3af10869d8e87c6919da49d06b 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocxxx/st.cmd.Linux
+++ b/iocBoot/iocxxx/st.cmd.Linux
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ epicsEnvSet("PLATFORM", "softioc")
 
 # < $(PLATFORM)/serial.cmd
 
-# soft scaler for testing
-< common/softScaler.cmd
-
 < common/motorSim.cmd
 
 # devIocStats
diff --git a/iocBoot/iocxxx/st.cmd.Win32 b/iocBoot/iocxxx/st.cmd.Win32
index 979ff51c8a6afda2346010ddd3efcd3ba49fbfea..001fddf206afe54b15680c4e2eb3f50cc6373431 100644
--- a/iocBoot/iocxxx/st.cmd.Win32
+++ b/iocBoot/iocxxx/st.cmd.Win32
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ epicsEnvSet("PLATFORM", "softioc")
 
 # < $(PLATFORM)/serial.cmd
 
-# soft scaler for testing
-< common/softScaler.cmd
-
 < common/motorSim.cmd
 
 # devIocStats