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diff --git a/host/include/uhd/usrp/mboard_eeprom.hpp b/host/include/uhd/usrp/mboard_eeprom.hpp
index f064e9956..270cde1a2 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/usrp/mboard_eeprom.hpp
+++ b/host/include/uhd/usrp/mboard_eeprom.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
//
// Copyright 2010-2012 Ettus Research LLC
+// Copyright 2017 Ettus Research (National Instruments Corp.)
//
// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -18,41 +19,24 @@
#ifndef INCLUDED_UHD_USRP_MBOARD_EEPROM_HPP
#define INCLUDED_UHD_USRP_MBOARD_EEPROM_HPP
-#include <uhd/config.hpp>
#include <uhd/types/dict.hpp>
-#include <uhd/types/serial.hpp>
#include <string>
namespace uhd{ namespace usrp{
- /*!
- * The motherboard EEPROM object:
- * Knows how to read and write the EEPROM for various USRPs.
- * The class inherits from a string, string dictionary.
- * Use the dictionary interface to get and set values.
- * Commit to the EEPROM to save changed settings.
+ /*! The motherboard EEPROM object.
+ *
+ * The specific implementation knows how to read and write the EEPROM for
+ * various USRPs. By itself, this class is nothing but a thin wrapper
+ * around a string -> string dictionary.
+ *
+ * Note that writing to an object of type mboard_eeprom_t does not actually
+ * write to the EEPROM. Devices have their own APIs to read/write from the
+ * EEPROM chips themselves. Most devices will write the EEPROM itself when
+ * the according property is updated.
*/
- struct UHD_API mboard_eeprom_t : uhd::dict<std::string, std::string>{
+ using mboard_eeprom_t = uhd::dict<std::string, std::string>;
- //! Make a new empty mboard eeprom
- mboard_eeprom_t(void);
-
- /*!
- * Make a new mboard EEPROM handler.
- * \param iface the interface to i2c
- * \param which which EEPROM map to use
- */
- mboard_eeprom_t(i2c_iface &iface, const std::string &which);
-
- /*!
- * Write the contents of this object to the EEPROM.
- * \param iface the interface to i2c
- * \param which which EEPROM map to use
- */
- void commit(i2c_iface &iface, const std::string &which) const;
-
- };
-
-}} //namespace
+}} // namespace uhd::usrp
#endif /* INCLUDED_UHD_USRP_MBOARD_EEPROM_HPP */