diff --git a/src/ripple/websocket/Connection.h b/src/ripple/websocket/Connection.h
index 390bd7b781..9b1db69f5d 100644
--- a/src/ripple/websocket/Connection.h
+++ b/src/ripple/websocket/Connection.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ private:
     HTTP::Port const& m_port;
     Resource::Manager& m_resourceManager;
     Resource::Consumer m_usage;
-    bool const m_isPublic;
     beast::IP::Endpoint const m_remoteAddress;
     std::mutex m_receiveQueueMutex;
     std::deque <message_ptr> m_receiveQueue;
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ ConnectionImpl <WebSocket>::ConnectionImpl (
                    resourceManager.newInboundEndpoint (remoteAddress))
         , m_port (handler.port ())
         , m_resourceManager (resourceManager)
-        , m_isPublic (handler.getPublic ())
         , m_remoteAddress (remoteAddress)
         , m_netOPs (getApp ().getOPs ())
         , m_io_service (io_service)
diff --git a/src/ripple/websocket/Handler.h b/src/ripple/websocket/Handler.h
index 3d995e0d47..6807c09434 100644
--- a/src/ripple/websocket/Handler.h
+++ b/src/ripple/websocket/Handler.h
@@ -105,11 +105,6 @@ public:
         return desc_.port;
     }
 
-    bool getPublic()
-    {
-        return ! port ().admin_ip.empty ();
-    };
-
     void send (connection_ptr const& cpClient, message_ptr const& mpMessage)
     {
         try