diff --git a/cpp/include/Ice/Value.h b/cpp/include/Ice/Value.h
index 4eaf1128cb1..c49829e8738 100644
--- a/cpp/include/Ice/Value.h
+++ b/cpp/include/Ice/Value.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class ICE_API Value
 
 private:
 
-    ::std::shared_ptr<Ice::SlicedData> _slicedData;
+    SlicedDataPtr _slicedData;
 };
 
 /// \cond INTERNAL
diff --git a/cpp/src/slice2cpp/Gen.cpp b/cpp/src/slice2cpp/Gen.cpp
index e19d9e9ec78..faeb5dd68f0 100644
--- a/cpp/src/slice2cpp/Gen.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/slice2cpp/Gen.cpp
@@ -2350,53 +2350,6 @@ Slice::Gen::DataDefVisitor::visitClassDefEnd(const ClassDefPtr& p)
     string scoped = fixKwd(p->scoped());
     string scope = fixKwd(p->scope());
     ClassDefPtr base = p->base();
-    bool basePreserved = p->inheritsMetaData("preserve-slice");
-    bool preserved = p->hasMetaData("preserve-slice");
-
-    if(preserved && !basePreserved)
-    {
-        H << sp;
-        H << nl << "/**";
-        H << nl << " * Obtains the SlicedData object created when an unknown value type was marshaled";
-        H << nl << " * in the sliced format and the Ice run time sliced it to a known type.";
-        H << nl << " * @return The SlicedData object, or nil if the value was not sliced or was not";
-        H << nl << " * marshaled in the sliced format.";
-        H << nl << " */";
-        H << nl << "virtual ::std::shared_ptr<" << getUnqualified("::Ice::SlicedData", scope)
-          << "> ice_getSlicedData() const override;";
-
-        C << sp;
-        C << nl << "::std::shared_ptr<::Ice::SlicedData>" << nl << scoped.substr(2) << "::ice_getSlicedData() const";
-        C << sb;
-        C << nl << "return _iceSlicedData;";
-        C << eb;
-
-        H << sp;
-        H << nl << "/// \\cond STREAM";
-        H << nl << "virtual void _iceWrite(" << getUnqualified("::Ice::OutputStream*", scope) << ") const override;";
-        H << nl << "virtual void _iceRead(" << getUnqualified("::Ice::InputStream*", scope) << ") override;";
-        H << nl << "/// \\endcond";
-
-        C << sp;
-        C << nl << "/// \\cond STREAM";
-        C << nl << "void" << nl << scoped.substr(2) << "::_iceWrite(" << getUnqualified("::Ice::OutputStream*", scope)
-          << " ostr) const";
-        C << sb;
-        C << nl << "ostr->startValue(_iceSlicedData);";
-        C << nl << "_iceWriteImpl(ostr);";
-        C << nl << "ostr->endValue();";
-        C << eb;
-
-        C << sp;
-        C << nl << "void" << nl << scoped.substr(2) << "::_iceRead(" << getUnqualified("::Ice::InputStream*", scope)
-          << " istr)";
-        C << sb;
-        C << nl << "istr->startValue();";
-        C << nl << "_iceReadImpl(istr);";
-        C << nl << "_iceSlicedData = istr->endValue(true);";
-        C << eb;
-        C << nl << "/// \\endcond";
-    }
 
     C << sp;
     C << nl << "::std::string_view" << nl << scoped.substr(2) << "::ice_staticId()";
@@ -2449,21 +2402,6 @@ Slice::Gen::DataDefVisitor::visitClassDefEnd(const ClassDefPtr& p)
         emitDataMember(*q);
     }
 
-    if(preserved && !basePreserved)
-    {
-        if(!inProtected)
-        {
-            H.dec();
-            H << sp << nl << "protected:";
-            H.inc();
-            inProtected = true;
-        }
-        H << sp;
-        H << nl << "/// \\cond STREAM";
-        H << nl << "::std::shared_ptr<" << getUnqualified("::Ice::SlicedData", scope) << "> _iceSlicedData;";
-        H << nl << "/// \\endcond";
-    }
-
     if(generateFriend)
     {
         if(!inProtected)