diff --git a/src/backend/port/inet_aton.c b/src/backend/port/inet_aton.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 37c11b621b756004b1ce5459c8222a80bbd88d63..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/backend/port/inet_aton.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *
- *  This inet_aton() function was taken from the GNU C library and
- *  incorporated into Postgres for those systems which do not have this
- *  routine in their standard C libraries.
- *
- *  The function was been extracted whole from the file inet_aton.c in
- *  Release 5.3.12 of the Linux C library, which is derived from the
- *  GNU C library, by Bryan Henderson in October 1996.  The copyright
- *  notice from that file is below.
- */
-
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 1983, 1990, 1993
- *	The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- * 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software
- *    must display the following acknowledgement:
- *	This product includes software developed by the University of
- *	California, Berkeley and its contributors.
- * 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors
- *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
- *    without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
- * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
- * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
- * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
- * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
- * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
- * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
- * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
- * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- * SUCH DAMAGE.  */
-
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <netinet/in.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include "inet_aton.h"
-
-/*
- * Check whether "cp" is a valid ascii representation
- * of an Internet address and convert to a binary address.
- * Returns 1 if the address is valid, 0 if not.
- * This replaces inet_addr, the return value from which
- * cannot distinguish between failure and a local broadcast address.
- */
-int
-inet_aton(const char *cp, struct in_addr *addr)
-{
-	register u_long val;
-	register int base, n;
-	register char c;
-	u_int parts[4];
-	register u_int *pp = parts;
-
-	for (;;) {
-		/*
-		 * Collect number up to ``.''.
-		 * Values are specified as for C:
-		 * 0x=hex, 0=octal, other=decimal.
-		 */
-		val = 0; base = 10;
-		if (*cp == '0') {
-			if (*++cp == 'x' || *cp == 'X')
-				base = 16, cp++;
-			else
-				base = 8;
-		}
-		while ((c = *cp) != '\0') {
-			if (isascii(c) && isdigit(c)) {
-				val = (val * base) + (c - '0');
-				cp++;
-				continue;
-			}
-			if (base == 16 && isascii(c) && isxdigit(c)) {
-				val = (val << 4) + 
-					(c + 10 - (islower(c) ? 'a' : 'A'));
-				cp++;
-				continue;
-			}
-			break;
-		}
-		if (*cp == '.') {
-			/*
-			 * Internet format:
-			 *	a.b.c.d
-			 *	a.b.c	(with c treated as 16-bits)
-			 *	a.b	(with b treated as 24 bits)
-			 */
-			if (pp >= parts + 3 || val > 0xff)
-				return (0);
-			*pp++ = val, cp++;
-		} else
-			break;
-	}
-	/*
-	 * Check for trailing characters.
-	 */
-	if (*cp && (!isascii(*cp) || !isspace(*cp)))
-		return (0);
-	/*
-	 * Concoct the address according to
-	 * the number of parts specified.
-	 */
-	n = pp - parts + 1;
-	switch (n) {
-
-	case 1:				/* a -- 32 bits */
-		break;
-
-	case 2:				/* a.b -- 8.24 bits */
-		if (val > 0xffffff)
-			return (0);
-		val |= parts[0] << 24;
-		break;
-
-	case 3:				/* a.b.c -- 8.8.16 bits */
-		if (val > 0xffff)
-			return (0);
-		val |= (parts[0] << 24) | (parts[1] << 16);
-		break;
-
-	case 4:				/* a.b.c.d -- 8.8.8.8 bits */
-		if (val > 0xff)
-			return (0);
-		val |= (parts[0] << 24) | (parts[1] << 16) | (parts[2] << 8);
-		break;
-	}
-	if (addr)
-		addr->s_addr = htonl(val);
-	return (1);
-}
diff --git a/src/backend/port/inet_aton.h b/src/backend/port/inet_aton.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 6909bd2b12d3422001ccdbf7422709546f61e084..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/backend/port/inet_aton.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-int
-inet_aton(const char *cp, struct in_addr *addr);