diff --git a/src/msg/tcp.cc b/src/msg/tcp.cc
index 49780b34551..f2d2fb43e58 100644
--- a/src/msg/tcp.cc
+++ b/src/msg/tcp.cc
@@ -7,50 +7,6 @@
  * tcp crap
  */
 
-/*
-inlined, see tcp.h
-
-
-bool tcp_read(int sd, char *buf, int len)
-{
-  while (len > 0) {
-    int got = ::recv( sd, buf, len, 0 );
-    if (got == 0) {
-      generic_dout(18) << "tcp_read socket " << sd << " closed" << dendl;
-      return false;
-    }
-    if (got < 0) {
-      generic_dout(18) << "tcp_read bailing with " << got << dendl;
-      return false;
-    }
-    assert(got >= 0);
-    len -= got;
-    buf += got;
-    //generic_dout(DBL) << "tcp_read got " << got << ", " << len << " left" << dendl;
-  }
-  return true;
-}
-
-int tcp_write(int sd, char *buf, int len)
-{
-  //generic_dout(DBL) << "tcp_write writing " << len << dendl;
-  assert(len > 0);
-  while (len > 0) {
-    int did = ::send( sd, buf, len, 0 );
-    if (did < 0) {
-      generic_dout(1) << "tcp_write error did = " << did << "  errno " << errno << " " << strerror(errno) << dendl;
-      //derr(0) << "tcp_write error did = " << did << "  errno " << errno << " " << strerror(errno) << dendl;
-    }
-    //assert(did >= 0);
-    if (did < 0) return did;
-    len -= did;
-    buf += did;
-    //generic_dout(DBL) << "tcp_write did " << did << ", " << len << " left" << dendl;
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-*/
-
 int tcp_read(int sd, char *buf, int len) {
   while (len > 0) {
     int got = ::recv( sd, buf, len, 0 );