diff --git a/include/block/nbd.h b/include/block/nbd.h
index 9b52d50fb1..0903d7a603 100644
--- a/include/block/nbd.h
+++ b/include/block/nbd.h
@@ -61,9 +61,7 @@ enum {
 #define NBD_BUFFER_SIZE (1024*1024)
 
 ssize_t nbd_wr_sync(int fd, void *buffer, size_t size, bool do_read);
-int tcp_socket_outgoing(const char *address, uint16_t port);
 int tcp_socket_incoming(const char *address, uint16_t port);
-int tcp_socket_outgoing_spec(const char *address_and_port);
 int tcp_socket_incoming_spec(const char *address_and_port);
 int tcp_socket_outgoing_opts(QemuOpts *opts);
 int unix_socket_outgoing(const char *path);
diff --git a/nbd.c b/nbd.c
index 97879ca204..d1a67eeaf4 100644
--- a/nbd.c
+++ b/nbd.c
@@ -199,25 +199,6 @@ static void combine_addr(char *buf, size_t len, const char* address,
     }
 }
 
-int tcp_socket_outgoing(const char *address, uint16_t port)
-{
-    char address_and_port[128];
-    combine_addr(address_and_port, 128, address, port);
-    return tcp_socket_outgoing_spec(address_and_port);
-}
-
-int tcp_socket_outgoing_spec(const char *address_and_port)
-{
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-    int fd = inet_connect(address_and_port, &local_err);
-
-    if (local_err != NULL) {
-        qerror_report_err(local_err);
-        error_free(local_err);
-    }
-    return fd;
-}
-
 int tcp_socket_outgoing_opts(QemuOpts *opts)
 {
     Error *local_err = NULL;