diff --git a/common.c b/common.c
index 1be58e9..0e48cdf 100644
--- a/common.c
+++ b/common.c
@@ -554,36 +554,6 @@ int resolve_split_name(struct addrinfo **out, char* host, char* serv)
    return res;
 }
 
-/* turns a "hostname:port" string into a list of struct addrinfo;
-out: list of newly allocated addrinfo (see getaddrinfo(3)); freeaddrinfo(3) when done
-fullname: input string -- it gets clobbered
-*/
-void resolve_name(struct addrinfo **out, char* fullname)
-{
-   char *serv, *host;
-   int res;
-
-   /* Find port */
-   char *sep = strrchr(fullname, ':');
-   if (!sep) { /* No separator: parameter is just a port */
-      print_message(msg_config_error, "%s: names must be fully specified as hostname:port\n", fullname);
-      exit(1);
-   }
-   serv = sep+1;
-   *sep = 0;
-
-   host = fullname;
-
-   res = resolve_split_name(out, host, serv);
-   if (res) {
-      print_message(msg_config_error, "%s `%s'\n", gai_strerror(res), fullname);
-      if (res == EAI_SERVICE)
-         print_message(msg_config_error, "(Check you have specified all ports)\n");
-      exit(4);
-   }
-}
-
-
 /* Fills a connection description; returns 0 on failure */
 int get_connection_desc(struct connection_desc* desc, const struct connection *cnx)
 {