diff --git a/src/netbase.cpp b/src/netbase.cpp
index d4a91da1f0..9212be9816 100644
--- a/src/netbase.cpp
+++ b/src/netbase.cpp
@@ -558,47 +558,6 @@ bool ConnectThroughProxy(const proxyType &proxy, const std::string& strDest, int
     hSocketRet = hSocket;
     return true;
 }
-
-bool ConnectSocket(const CService &addrDest, SOCKET& hSocketRet, int nTimeout, bool *outProxyConnectionFailed)
-{
-    proxyType proxy;
-    if (outProxyConnectionFailed)
-        *outProxyConnectionFailed = false;
-
-    if (GetProxy(addrDest.GetNetwork(), proxy))
-        return ConnectThroughProxy(proxy, addrDest.ToStringIP(), addrDest.GetPort(), hSocketRet, nTimeout, outProxyConnectionFailed);
-    else // no proxy needed (none set for target network)
-        return ConnectSocketDirectly(addrDest, hSocketRet, nTimeout);
-}
-
-bool ConnectSocketByName(CService &addr, SOCKET& hSocketRet, const char *pszDest, int portDefault, int nTimeout, bool *outProxyConnectionFailed)
-{
-    std::string strDest;
-    int port = portDefault;
-
-    if (outProxyConnectionFailed)
-        *outProxyConnectionFailed = false;
-
-    SplitHostPort(std::string(pszDest), port, strDest);
-
-    proxyType proxy;
-    GetNameProxy(proxy);
-
-    std::vector<CService> addrResolved;
-    if (Lookup(strDest.c_str(), addrResolved, port, fNameLookup && !HaveNameProxy(), 256)) {
-        if (addrResolved.size() > 0) {
-            addr = addrResolved[GetRand(addrResolved.size())];
-            return ConnectSocket(addr, hSocketRet, nTimeout);
-        }
-    }
-
-    addr = CService();
-
-    if (!HaveNameProxy())
-        return false;
-    return ConnectThroughProxy(proxy, strDest, port, hSocketRet, nTimeout, outProxyConnectionFailed);
-}
-
 bool LookupSubNet(const char* pszName, CSubNet& ret)
 {
     std::string strSubnet(pszName);
diff --git a/src/netbase.h b/src/netbase.h
index 50425f0f80..e7d7bcb375 100644
--- a/src/netbase.h
+++ b/src/netbase.h
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ bool Lookup(const char *pszName, CService& addr, int portDefault, bool fAllowLoo
 bool Lookup(const char *pszName, std::vector<CService>& vAddr, int portDefault, bool fAllowLookup, unsigned int nMaxSolutions);
 CService LookupNumeric(const char *pszName, int portDefault = 0);
 bool LookupSubNet(const char *pszName, CSubNet& subnet);
-bool ConnectSocket(const CService &addr, SOCKET& hSocketRet, int nTimeout, bool *outProxyConnectionFailed = nullptr);
-bool ConnectSocketByName(CService &addr, SOCKET& hSocketRet, const char *pszDest, int portDefault, int nTimeout, bool *outProxyConnectionFailed = nullptr);
 bool ConnectSocketDirectly(const CService &addrConnect, SOCKET& hSocketRet, int nTimeout);
 bool ConnectThroughProxy(const proxyType &proxy, const std::string& strDest, int port, SOCKET& hSocketRet, int nTimeout, bool *outProxyConnectionFailed);
 /** Return readable error string for a network error code */