diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
index ef929740af..40dcea171c 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_domain.c
@@ -728,17 +728,6 @@ libxlDomainCleanup(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
         }
     }
 
-    if ((vm->def->nnets)) {
-        size_t i;
-
-        for (i = 0; i < vm->def->nnets; i++) {
-            virDomainNetDefPtr net = vm->def->nets[i];
-
-            if (STRPREFIX(net->ifname, "vif"))
-                VIR_FREE(net->ifname);
-        }
-    }
-
     if (virAsprintf(&file, "%s/%s.xml", cfg->stateDir, vm->def->name) > 0) {
         if (unlink(file) < 0 && errno != ENOENT && errno != ENOTDIR)
             VIR_DEBUG("Failed to remove domain XML for %s", vm->def->name);
@@ -898,31 +887,6 @@ libxlConsoleCallback(libxl_ctx *ctx, libxl_event *ev, void *for_callback)
     libxl_event_free(ctx, ev);
 }
 
-/*
- * Create interface names for the network devices in parameter def.
- * Names are created with the pattern 'vif<domid>.<devid><suffix>'.
- * devid is extracted from the network devices in the d_config
- * parameter. User-provided interface names are skipped.
- */
-static void
-libxlDomainCreateIfaceNames(virDomainDefPtr def, libxl_domain_config *d_config)
-{
-    size_t i;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < def->nnets && i < d_config->num_nics; i++) {
-        virDomainNetDefPtr net = def->nets[i];
-        libxl_device_nic *x_nic = &d_config->nics[i];
-        const char *suffix =
-            x_nic->nictype != LIBXL_NIC_TYPE_VIF ? "-emu" : "";
-
-        if (net->ifname)
-            continue;
-
-        ignore_value(virAsprintf(&net->ifname, "vif%d.%d%s",
-                                 def->id, x_nic->devid, suffix));
-    }
-}
-
 
 /*
  * Start a domain through libxenlight.
@@ -1063,7 +1027,6 @@ libxlDomainStart(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver, virDomainObjPtr vm,
     if (libxl_evenable_domain_death(cfg->ctx, vm->def->id, 0, &priv->deathW))
         goto cleanup_dom;
 
-    libxlDomainCreateIfaceNames(vm->def, &d_config);
 
     if ((dom_xml = virDomainDefFormat(vm->def, 0)) == NULL)
         goto cleanup_dom;
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index 05041305a3..35d7fae892 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 #include "virhostdev.h"
 #include "network/bridge_driver.h"
 #include "locking/domain_lock.h"
-#include "virstats.h"
 
 #define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_LIBXL
 
@@ -4643,56 +4642,6 @@ libxlDomainIsUpdated(virDomainPtr dom)
     return ret;
 }
 
-static int
-libxlDomainInterfaceStats(virDomainPtr dom,
-                          const char *path,
-                          virDomainInterfaceStatsPtr stats)
-{
-    libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver = dom->conn->privateData;
-    virDomainObjPtr vm;
-    ssize_t i;
-    int ret = -1;
-
-    if (!(vm = libxlDomObjFromDomain(dom)))
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    if (virDomainInterfaceStatsEnsureACL(dom->conn, vm->def) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    if (libxlDomainObjBeginJob(driver, vm, LIBXL_JOB_QUERY) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
-
-    if (!virDomainObjIsActive(vm)) {
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_OPERATION_INVALID,
-                       "%s", _("domain is not running"));
-        goto endjob;
-    }
-
-    /* Check the path is one of the domain's network interfaces. */
-    for (i = 0; i < vm->def->nnets; i++) {
-        if (vm->def->nets[i]->ifname &&
-            STREQ(vm->def->nets[i]->ifname, path)) {
-            ret = 0;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (ret == 0)
-        ret = virNetInterfaceStats(path, stats);
-    else
-        virReportError(VIR_ERR_INVALID_ARG,
-                       _("'%s' is not a known interface"), path);
-
- endjob:
-    if (!libxlDomainObjEndJob(driver, vm))
-        vm = NULL;
-
- cleanup:
-    if (vm)
-        virObjectUnlock(vm);
-    return ret;
-}
-
 static int
 libxlDomainGetTotalCPUStats(libxlDriverPrivatePtr driver,
                             virDomainObjPtr vm,
@@ -5474,7 +5423,6 @@ static virHypervisorDriver libxlHypervisorDriver = {
     .nodeGetCellsFreeMemory = libxlNodeGetCellsFreeMemory, /* 1.1.1 */
     .domainMemoryStats = libxlDomainMemoryStats, /* 1.3.0 */
     .domainGetCPUStats = libxlDomainGetCPUStats, /* 1.3.0 */
-    .domainInterfaceStats = libxlDomainInterfaceStats, /* 1.3.0 */
     .connectDomainEventRegister = libxlConnectDomainEventRegister, /* 0.9.0 */
     .connectDomainEventDeregister = libxlConnectDomainEventDeregister, /* 0.9.0 */
     .domainManagedSave = libxlDomainManagedSave, /* 0.9.2 */