diff --git a/include/vlc_network.h b/include/vlc_network.h
index 9a3e9675da..37469c250f 100644
--- a/include/vlc_network.h
+++ b/include/vlc_network.h
@@ -199,9 +199,6 @@ VLC_API ssize_t net_Read( vlc_object_t *p_this, int fd, void *p_data, size_t i_d
 VLC_API ssize_t net_Write( vlc_object_t *p_this, int fd, const void *p_data, size_t i_data );
 #define net_Write(a,b,c,d) net_Write(VLC_OBJECT(a),b,c,d)
 
-VLC_API ssize_t net_vaPrintf( vlc_object_t *p_this, int fd, const char *psz_fmt, va_list args );
-#define net_vaPrintf(a,b,c,d) net_vaPrintf(VLC_OBJECT(a),b,c,d)
-
 VLC_API int vlc_close(int);
 
 /** @} */
diff --git a/src/libvlccore.sym b/src/libvlccore.sym
index 02c02bc5dc..eb30c4ff25 100644
--- a/src/libvlccore.sym
+++ b/src/libvlccore.sym
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ net_OpenDgram
 net_Printf
 net_Read
 net_SetCSCov
-net_vaPrintf
 net_Write
 NTPtime64
 picture_BlendSubpicture
diff --git a/src/network/io.c b/src/network/io.c
index 7fea132724..7f00c87668 100644
--- a/src/network/io.c
+++ b/src/network/io.c
@@ -444,20 +444,3 @@ ssize_t (net_Write)(vlc_object_t *obj, int fd, const void *buf, size_t len)
 
     return written;
 }
-
-#undef net_vaPrintf
-ssize_t net_vaPrintf( vlc_object_t *p_this, int fd,
-                      const char *psz_fmt, va_list args )
-{
-    char    *psz;
-    int      i_ret;
-
-    int i_size = vasprintf( &psz, psz_fmt, args );
-    if( i_size == -1 )
-        return -1;
-    i_ret = net_Write( p_this, fd, psz, i_size ) < i_size
-        ? -1 : i_size;
-    free( psz );
-
-    return i_ret;
-}