diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 757a06aae..ad0c63434 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -528,10 +528,6 @@ void CNode::CloseSocketDisconnect()
         pnodeSync = NULL;
 }
 
-void CNode::Cleanup()
-{
-}
-
 void CNode::PushVersion()
 {
     int nBestHeight = g_signals.GetHeight().get_value_or(0);
@@ -773,7 +769,6 @@ void ThreadSocketHandler()
 
                     // close socket and cleanup
                     pnode->CloseSocketDisconnect();
-                    pnode->Cleanup();
 
                     // hold in disconnected pool until all refs are released
                     if (pnode->fNetworkNode || pnode->fInbound)
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index 14d578a72..ace9dd895 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -693,8 +693,6 @@ public:
     void Subscribe(unsigned int nChannel, unsigned int nHops=0);
     void CancelSubscribe(unsigned int nChannel);
     void CloseSocketDisconnect();
-    void Cleanup();
-
 
     // Denial-of-service detection/prevention
     // The idea is to detect peers that are behaving