diff --git a/network/netplay/netplay_common.c b/network/netplay/netplay_common.c
index 52bd5b4c65..5820bd0f2d 100644
--- a/network/netplay/netplay_common.c
+++ b/network/netplay/netplay_common.c
@@ -73,90 +73,6 @@ bool netplay_send_nickname(netplay_t *netplay, int fd)
    return true;
 }
 
-uint32_t *netplay_bsv_header_generate(size_t *size, uint32_t magic)
-{
-   retro_ctx_serialize_info_t serial_info;
-   retro_ctx_size_info_t info;
-   uint32_t *content_crc_ptr;
-   size_t serialize_size, header_size;
-   uint32_t *header, bsv_header[4] = {0};
-
-   core_serialize_size(&info);
-
-   serialize_size = info.size;
-   header_size    = sizeof(bsv_header) + serialize_size;
-   *size          = header_size;
-   header         = (uint32_t*)malloc(header_size);
-   if (!header)
-      goto error;
-
-   content_get_crc(&content_crc_ptr);
-
-   bsv_header[MAGIC_INDEX]      = swap_if_little32(BSV_MAGIC);
-   bsv_header[SERIALIZER_INDEX] = swap_if_big32(magic);
-   bsv_header[CRC_INDEX]        = swap_if_big32(*content_crc_ptr);
-   bsv_header[STATE_SIZE_INDEX] = swap_if_big32(serialize_size);
-
-   serial_info.data             = header + 4;
-   serial_info.size             = serialize_size;
-
-   if (serialize_size && !core_serialize(&serial_info))
-      goto error;
-
-   memcpy(header, bsv_header, sizeof(bsv_header));
-   return header;
-
-error:
-   if (header)
-      free(header);
-   return NULL;
-}
-
-bool netplay_bsv_parse_header(const uint32_t *header, uint32_t magic)
-{
-   retro_ctx_size_info_t info;
-   uint32_t *content_crc_ptr;
-   uint32_t in_crc, in_magic, in_state_size;
-   uint32_t in_bsv = swap_if_little32(header[MAGIC_INDEX]);
-
-   if (in_bsv != BSV_MAGIC)
-   {
-      RARCH_ERR("BSV magic mismatch, got 0x%x, expected 0x%x.\n",
-            in_bsv, BSV_MAGIC);
-      return false;
-   }
-
-   in_magic = swap_if_big32(header[SERIALIZER_INDEX]);
-   if (in_magic != magic)
-   {
-      RARCH_ERR("Magic mismatch, got 0x%x, expected 0x%x.\n", in_magic, magic);
-      return false;
-   }
-
-   in_crc = swap_if_big32(header[CRC_INDEX]);
-
-   content_get_crc(&content_crc_ptr);
-
-   if (in_crc != *content_crc_ptr)
-   {
-      RARCH_ERR("CRC32 mismatch, got 0x%x, expected 0x%x.\n", in_crc,
-            *content_crc_ptr);
-      return false;
-   }
-
-   core_serialize_size(&info);
-
-   in_state_size = swap_if_big32(header[STATE_SIZE_INDEX]);
-   if (in_state_size != info.size)
-   {
-      RARCH_ERR("Serialization size mismatch, got 0x%x, expected 0x%x.\n",
-            (unsigned)in_state_size, (unsigned)info.size);
-      return false;
-   }
-
-   return true;
-}
-
 /**
  * netplay_impl_magic:
  *
diff --git a/network/netplay/netplay_private.h b/network/netplay/netplay_private.h
index 852cf158c4..e8082899e8 100644
--- a/network/netplay/netplay_private.h
+++ b/network/netplay/netplay_private.h
@@ -180,10 +180,6 @@ bool netplay_send_nickname(netplay_t *netplay, int fd);
 
 bool netplay_send_info(netplay_t *netplay);
 
-uint32_t *netplay_bsv_header_generate(size_t *size, uint32_t magic);
-
-bool netplay_bsv_parse_header(const uint32_t *header, uint32_t magic);
-
 uint32_t netplay_impl_magic(void);
 
 bool netplay_send_info(netplay_t *netplay);