2 files changed, 2 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_block.h b/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_block.h
index 08914f24a..bd085100b 100644
--- a/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_block.h
+++ b/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_block.h
@@ -32,16 +32,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <boost/foreach.hpp>
 #include <gruel/thread.h>
-
-namespace gnuradio
-{
-//! dummy entry, just here for legacy purposes
-template <typename T>
-boost::shared_ptr<T> get_initial_sptr(T *p)
-{
-    return boost::shared_ptr<T>(p);
-}
-}
+#include <gr_sptr_magic.h>
 
 struct GR_CORE_API gr_block : gras::Block
 {
diff --git a/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_sptr_magic.h b/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_sptr_magic.h
index 3d997539c..d9c7f26c4 100644
--- a/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_sptr_magic.h
+++ b/gnuradio-core/src/lib/runtime/gr_sptr_magic.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace gnuradio {
   boost::shared_ptr<T>
   get_initial_sptr(T *p)
   {
-    return boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<T, gr_basic_block>(detail::sptr_magic::fetch_initial_sptr(p));
+    return boost::shared_ptr<T>(p);//return boost::dynamic_pointer_cast<T, gr_basic_block>(detail::sptr_magic::fetch_initial_sptr(p));
   }
 };