diff --git a/iocore/net/I_NetVConnection.h b/iocore/net/I_NetVConnection.h
index ea290174645..8be047194ea 100644
--- a/iocore/net/I_NetVConnection.h
+++ b/iocore/net/I_NetVConnection.h
@@ -389,12 +389,6 @@ class NetVConnection : public VConnection, public PluginUserArgs<TS_USER_ARGS_VC
   */
   VIO *do_io_read(Continuation *c, int64_t nbytes, MIOBuffer *buf) override = 0;
 
-  virtual Continuation *
-  read_vio_cont()
-  {
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-
   /**
     Initiates write. Thread-safe, may be called when not handling
     an event from the NetVConnection, or the NetVConnection creation
@@ -431,11 +425,6 @@ class NetVConnection : public VConnection, public PluginUserArgs<TS_USER_ARGS_VC
   */
   VIO *do_io_write(Continuation *c, int64_t nbytes, IOBufferReader *buf, bool owner = false) override = 0;
 
-  virtual Continuation *
-  write_vio_cont()
-  {
-    return nullptr;
-  }
   /**
     Closes the vconnection. A state machine MUST call do_io_close()
     when it has finished with a VConnection. do_io_close() indicates
diff --git a/iocore/net/P_UnixNetVConnection.h b/iocore/net/P_UnixNetVConnection.h
index 399e1d9690b..9caccbe4f78 100644
--- a/iocore/net/P_UnixNetVConnection.h
+++ b/iocore/net/P_UnixNetVConnection.h
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@ class UnixNetVConnection : public NetVConnection, public NetEvent
   VIO *do_io_read(Continuation *c, int64_t nbytes, MIOBuffer *buf) override;
   VIO *do_io_write(Continuation *c, int64_t nbytes, IOBufferReader *buf, bool owner = false) override;
 
-  Continuation *read_vio_cont() override;
-  Continuation *write_vio_cont() override;
-
   bool get_data(int id, void *data) override;
 
   Action *send_OOB(Continuation *cont, char *buf, int len) override;
diff --git a/iocore/net/UnixNetVConnection.cc b/iocore/net/UnixNetVConnection.cc
index b253f81b622..9dbb32b4853 100644
--- a/iocore/net/UnixNetVConnection.cc
+++ b/iocore/net/UnixNetVConnection.cc
@@ -633,18 +633,6 @@ UnixNetVConnection::do_io_write(Continuation *c, int64_t nbytes, IOBufferReader
   return &write.vio;
 }
 
-Continuation *
-UnixNetVConnection::read_vio_cont()
-{
-  return read.vio.cont;
-}
-
-Continuation *
-UnixNetVConnection::write_vio_cont()
-{
-  return write.vio.cont;
-}
-
 void
 UnixNetVConnection::do_io_close(int alerrno /* = -1 */)
 {