diff --git a/ctdb/client/client.h b/ctdb/client/client.h
index 98690041a46..1060d2e175d 100644
--- a/ctdb/client/client.h
+++ b/ctdb/client/client.h
@@ -384,11 +384,6 @@ int ctdb_ctrl_get_all_tunables(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct tevent_context *ev,
 			       int destnode, struct timeval timeout,
 			       struct ctdb_tunable_list **tun_list);
 
-int ctdb_ctrl_kill_tcp(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct tevent_context *ev,
-		       struct ctdb_client_context *client,
-		       int destnode, struct timeval timeout,
-		       struct ctdb_connection *conn);
-
 int ctdb_ctrl_get_tcp_tickle_list(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 				  struct tevent_context *ev,
 				  struct ctdb_client_context *client,
diff --git a/ctdb/client/client_control_sync.c b/ctdb/client/client_control_sync.c
index 75156232c60..2c71b36458f 100644
--- a/ctdb/client/client_control_sync.c
+++ b/ctdb/client/client_control_sync.c
@@ -1084,35 +1084,6 @@ int ctdb_ctrl_get_all_tunables(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct tevent_context *ev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int ctdb_ctrl_kill_tcp(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct tevent_context *ev,
-		       struct ctdb_client_context *client,
-		       int destnode, struct timeval timeout,
-		       struct ctdb_connection *conn)
-{
-	struct ctdb_req_control request;
-	struct ctdb_reply_control *reply;
-	int ret;
-
-	ctdb_req_control_kill_tcp(&request, conn);
-	ret = ctdb_client_control(mem_ctx, ev, client, destnode, timeout,
-				  &request, &reply);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		DEBUG(DEBUG_ERR,
-		      ("Control KILL_TCP failed to node %u, ret=%d\n",
-		       destnode, ret));
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = ctdb_reply_control_kill_tcp(reply);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		DEBUG(DEBUG_ERR,
-		      ("Control KILL_TCP failed, ret=%d\n", ret));
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int ctdb_ctrl_get_tcp_tickle_list(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 				  struct tevent_context *ev,
 				  struct ctdb_client_context *client,
diff --git a/ctdb/client/ctdb_client.c b/ctdb/client/ctdb_client.c
index 9fae604be08..aae3853ed48 100644
--- a/ctdb/client/ctdb_client.c
+++ b/ctdb/client/ctdb_client.c
@@ -3103,31 +3103,6 @@ int ctdb_ctrl_del_public_ip(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
-  kill a tcp connection
- */
-int ctdb_ctrl_killtcp(struct ctdb_context *ctdb, 
-		      struct timeval timeout, 
-		      uint32_t destnode,
-		      struct ctdb_connection *killtcp)
-{
-	TDB_DATA data;
-	int32_t res;
-	int ret;
-
-	data.dsize = sizeof(struct ctdb_connection);
-	data.dptr  = (unsigned char *)killtcp;
-
-	ret = ctdb_control(ctdb, destnode, 0, CTDB_CONTROL_KILL_TCP, 0, data, NULL,
-			   NULL, &res, &timeout, NULL);
-	if (ret != 0 || res != 0) {
-		DEBUG(DEBUG_ERR,(__location__ " ctdb_control for killtcp failed\n"));
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /*
   send a gratious arp
  */
diff --git a/ctdb/include/ctdb_client.h b/ctdb/include/ctdb_client.h
index e1c8666c620..08ba9206c52 100644
--- a/ctdb/include/ctdb_client.h
+++ b/ctdb/include/ctdb_client.h
@@ -406,10 +406,6 @@ int ctdb_ctrl_del_public_ip(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
 			    struct timeval timeout, uint32_t destnode,
 			    struct ctdb_addr_info_old *pub);
 
-int ctdb_ctrl_killtcp(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
-		      struct timeval timeout, uint32_t destnode,
-		      struct ctdb_connection *killtcp);
-
 int ctdb_ctrl_gratious_arp(struct ctdb_context *ctdb,
 			   struct timeval timeout, uint32_t destnode,
 			   ctdb_sock_addr *addr, const char *ifname);