diff --git a/nova/tests/fake_libvirt_utils.py b/nova/tests/fake_libvirt_utils.py
index 2cd5bb75efac..1467a26de4c1 100644
--- a/nova/tests/fake_libvirt_utils.py
+++ b/nova/tests/fake_libvirt_utils.py
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@ def file_delete(path):
     return True
 
 
-def get_open_port(start_port, end_port):
-    # Return the port in the middle
-    return int((start_port + end_port) / 2)
-
-
 def get_fs_info(path):
     return {'total': 128 * (1024 ** 3),
             'used': 44 * (1024 ** 3),
diff --git a/nova/virt/libvirt/utils.py b/nova/virt/libvirt/utils.py
index 363c692aa025..1ea81e1dcb6e 100644
--- a/nova/virt/libvirt/utils.py
+++ b/nova/virt/libvirt/utils.py
@@ -330,24 +330,6 @@ def file_delete(path):
     return os.unlink(path)
 
 
-def get_open_port(start_port, end_port):
-    """Find an available port
-
-    :param start_port: Start of acceptable port range
-    :param end_port: End of acceptable port range
-    """
-    for i in xrange(0, 100):  # don't loop forever
-        port = random.randint(start_port, end_port)
-        # netcat will exit with 0 only if the port is in use,
-        # so a nonzero return value implies it is unused
-        cmd = 'netcat', '0.0.0.0', port, '-w', '1'
-        try:
-            stdout, stderr = execute(*cmd, process_input='')
-        except exception.ProcessExecutionError:
-            return port
-    raise Exception(_('Unable to find an open port'))
-
-
 def get_fs_info(path):
     """Get free/used/total space info for a filesystem