diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_Application.cpp b/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_Application.cpp
index 6bac12560..5930d8a72 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_Application.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_Application.cpp
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ public:
         return mIOService;
     }
     
-    boost::asio::io_service& getAuxService ()
-    {
-        return mAuxService;
-    }
-
     LedgerMaster& getLedgerMaster ()
     {
         return mLedgerMaster;
@@ -214,7 +209,6 @@ private:
     boost::asio::io_service mIOService;
     boost::asio::io_service mAuxService;
     boost::asio::io_service::work mIOWork;
-    boost::asio::io_service::work mAuxWork;
 
     boost::recursive_mutex  mMasterLock;
 
@@ -282,7 +276,6 @@ Application::Application ()
 #endif
     , mIOService ((theConfig.NODE_SIZE >= 2) ? 2 : 1)
     , mIOWork (mIOService)
-    , mAuxWork (mAuxService)
     , mNetOps (mIOService, &mLedgerMaster)
     , mTempNodeCache ("NodeCache", 16384, 90)
     , mHashedObjectStore (16384, 300)
diff --git a/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_IApplication.h b/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_IApplication.h
index 74f2aecd9..b8fb72272 100644
--- a/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_IApplication.h
+++ b/src/cpp/ripple/ripple_IApplication.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public:
     virtual boost::recursive_mutex&  getMasterLock () = 0;
 
     virtual boost::asio::io_service& getIOService () = 0;
-    virtual boost::asio::io_service& getAuxService () = 0;
 
     virtual NodeCache&              getTempNodeCache () = 0;
     virtual SLECache&               getSLECache () = 0;