diff --git a/src/core/network.c b/src/core/network.c
index 4494dbc6..36e04c7a 100644
--- a/src/core/network.c
+++ b/src/core/network.c
@@ -60,18 +60,6 @@ IPADDR ip4_any = {
 #endif
 };
 
-int net_ip_compare(IPADDR *ip1, IPADDR *ip2)
-{
-	if (ip1->family != ip2->family)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (ip1->family == AF_INET6)
-		return memcmp(&ip1->ip, &ip2->ip, sizeof(ip1->ip)) == 0;
-
-	return memcmp(&ip1->ip, &ip2->ip, 4) == 0;
-}
-
-
 static void sin_set_ip(union sockaddr_union *so, const IPADDR *ip)
 {
 	if (ip == NULL) {
diff --git a/src/core/network.h b/src/core/network.h
index d1582a2e..471ab2d8 100644
--- a/src/core/network.h
+++ b/src/core/network.h
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ extern IPADDR ip4_any;
 
 GIOChannel *g_io_channel_new(int handle);
 
-/* returns 1 if IPADDRs are the same */
-int net_ip_compare(IPADDR *ip1, IPADDR *ip2);
-
 int net_connect_ip_handle(const IPADDR *ip, int port, const IPADDR *my_ip);
 
 /* Connect to socket */