diff --git a/src/libvirt_remote.syms b/src/libvirt_remote.syms
index 8ddb10ed7b..e6ca041ea8 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_remote.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_remote.syms
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ virNetServerAddClient;
 virNetServerAddProgram;
 virNetServerAddService;
 virNetServerClose;
-virNetServerGetNClients;
 virNetServerHasClients;
 virNetServerKeepAliveRequired;
 virNetServerNew;
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
index 1f4fbaed3c..60a9714f60 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserver.c
@@ -884,13 +884,3 @@ virNetServerStart(virNetServerPtr srv)
 
     return virNetServerMDNSStart(srv->mdns);
 }
-
-size_t
-virNetServerGetNClients(virNetServerPtr srv)
-{
-    size_t ret = 0;
-    virObjectLock(srv);
-    ret = srv->nclients;
-    virObjectUnlock(srv);
-    return ret;
-}
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetserver.h b/src/rpc/virnetserver.h
index e0852843f0..5c28182ffd 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetserver.h
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetserver.h
@@ -90,6 +90,4 @@ void virNetServerUpdateServices(virNetServerPtr srv, bool enabled);
 
 int virNetServerStart(virNetServerPtr srv);
 
-size_t virNetServerGetNClients(virNetServerPtr srv);
-
 #endif /* __VIR_NET_SERVER_H__ */