diff --git a/sensors/common/utils/EventMessageQueueWrapper.h b/sensors/common/utils/EventMessageQueueWrapper.h
index c4f92c8..63e4eb0 100644
--- a/sensors/common/utils/EventMessageQueueWrapper.h
+++ b/sensors/common/utils/EventMessageQueueWrapper.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 namespace V2_1 {
 namespace implementation {
 
-class EventMessageQueueWrapperBase : public RefBase {
+class EventMessageQueueWrapperBase {
   public:
     virtual ~EventMessageQueueWrapperBase() {}