diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
index 2d0b280bfe..4e75a5c828 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Util.cs
@@ -804,16 +804,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             return output.ToString();
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Converts a URL to a IPAddress
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="url">URL Standard Format</param>
-        /// <returns>A resolved IP Address</returns>
-        public static IPAddress GetHostFromURL(string url)
-        {
-            return GetHostFromDNS(url.Split(new char[] {'/', ':'})[3]);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a IP address from a specified DNS, favouring IPv4 addresses.
         /// </summary>
@@ -1802,32 +1792,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             return found.ToArray();
         }
 
-        public static string ServerURI(string uri)
-        {
-            if (uri == string.Empty)
-                return string.Empty;
-
-            // Get rid of eventual slashes at the end
-            uri = uri.TrimEnd('/');
-
-            IPAddress ipaddr1 = null;
-            string port1 = "";
-            try
-            {
-                ipaddr1 = Util.GetHostFromURL(uri);
-            }
-            catch { }
-
-            try
-            {
-                port1 = uri.Split(new char[] { ':' })[2];
-            }
-            catch { }
-
-            // We tried our best to convert the domain names to IP addresses
-            return (ipaddr1 != null) ? "http://" + ipaddr1.ToString() + ":" + port1 : uri;
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Convert a string to a byte format suitable for transport in an LLUDP packet.  The output is truncated to 256 bytes if necessary.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Simulation/RemoteSimulationConnector.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Simulation/RemoteSimulationConnector.cs
index 6ecc32740c..3a32d7737d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Simulation/RemoteSimulationConnector.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/ServiceConnectorsOut/Simulation/RemoteSimulationConnector.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Simulation
         protected SimulationServiceConnector m_remoteConnector;
 
         protected bool m_safemode;
-        protected IPAddress m_thisIP;
 
         #region Region Module interface
 
@@ -141,7 +140,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.ServiceConnectorsOut.Simulation
         {            
             m_aScene = scene;
             //m_regionClient = new RegionToRegionClient(m_aScene, m_hyperlinkService);
-            m_thisIP = Util.GetHostFromDNS(scene.RegionInfo.ExternalHostName);
         }
 
         #endregion