diff --git a/nova/virt/vmwareapi/driver.py b/nova/virt/vmwareapi/driver.py
index ed60ff97bd38..77e044b89a58 100644
--- a/nova/virt/vmwareapi/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/vmwareapi/driver.py
@@ -331,14 +331,6 @@ class VMwareESXDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
         """inject network info for specified instance."""
         self._vmops.inject_network_info(instance, network_info)
 
-    def plug_vifs(self, instance, network_info):
-        """Plug VIFs into networks."""
-        self._vmops.plug_vifs(instance, network_info)
-
-    def unplug_vifs(self, instance, network_info):
-        """Unplug VIFs from networks."""
-        self._vmops.unplug_vifs(instance, network_info)
-
     def list_instance_uuids(self):
         """List VM instance UUIDs."""
         uuids = self._vmops.list_instances()
@@ -698,16 +690,6 @@ class VMwareVCDriver(VMwareESXDriver):
         _vmops = self._get_vmops_for_compute_node(instance['node'])
         _vmops.inject_network_info(instance, network_info)
 
-    def plug_vifs(self, instance, network_info):
-        """Plug VIFs into networks."""
-        _vmops = self._get_vmops_for_compute_node(instance['node'])
-        _vmops.plug_vifs(instance, network_info)
-
-    def unplug_vifs(self, instance, network_info):
-        """Unplug VIFs from networks."""
-        _vmops = self._get_vmops_for_compute_node(instance['node'])
-        _vmops.unplug_vifs(instance, network_info)
-
 
 class VMwareAPISession(object):
     """
diff --git a/nova/virt/vmwareapi/vmops.py b/nova/virt/vmwareapi/vmops.py
index 698741dda796..d227176ad972 100644
--- a/nova/virt/vmwareapi/vmops.py
+++ b/nova/virt/vmwareapi/vmops.py
@@ -1635,16 +1635,6 @@ class VMwareVMOps(object):
         client_factory = self._session._get_vim().client.factory
         self._set_machine_id(client_factory, instance, network_info)
 
-    def plug_vifs(self, instance, network_info):
-        """Plug VIFs into networks."""
-        msg = _("VIF plugging is not supported by the VMware driver.")
-        raise NotImplementedError(msg)
-
-    def unplug_vifs(self, instance, network_info):
-        """Unplug VIFs from networks."""
-        msg = _("VIF unplugging is not supported by the VMware driver.")
-        raise NotImplementedError(msg)
-
 
 class VMwareVCVMOps(VMwareVMOps):
     """Management class for VM-related tasks.