diff --git a/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go b/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
index 5519315f86..069354baea 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
@@ -99,27 +99,6 @@ func (k *kataAgent) Logger() *logrus.Entry {
 	return virtLog.WithField("subsystem", "kata_agent")
 }
 
-func parseVSOCKAddr(sock string) (uint32, uint32, error) {
-	sp := strings.Split(sock, ":")
-	if len(sp) != 3 {
-		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("Invalid vsock address: %s", sock)
-	}
-	if sp[0] != vsockSocketScheme {
-		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("Invalid vsock URL scheme: %s", sp[0])
-	}
-
-	cid, err := strconv.ParseUint(sp[1], 10, 32)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("Invalid vsock cid: %s", sp[1])
-	}
-	port, err := strconv.ParseUint(sp[2], 10, 32)
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("Invalid vsock port: %s", sp[2])
-	}
-
-	return uint32(cid), uint32(port), nil
-}
-
 func (k *kataAgent) getVMPath(id string) string {
 	return filepath.Join(RunVMStoragePath, id)
 }
diff --git a/virtcontainers/kata_agent_test.go b/virtcontainers/kata_agent_test.go
index b221df02ca..1b8b0d6864 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/kata_agent_test.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/kata_agent_test.go
@@ -708,36 +708,6 @@ func TestAgentConfigure(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(err)
 }
 
-func TestParseVSOCKAddr(t *testing.T) {
-	assert := assert.New(t)
-
-	sock := "randomfoobar"
-	_, _, err := parseVSOCKAddr(sock)
-	assert.Error(err)
-
-	sock = "vsock://1:2"
-	_, _, err = parseVSOCKAddr(sock)
-	assert.Error(err)
-
-	sock = "unix:1:2"
-	_, _, err = parseVSOCKAddr(sock)
-	assert.Error(err)
-
-	sock = "vsock:foo:2"
-	_, _, err = parseVSOCKAddr(sock)
-	assert.Error(err)
-
-	sock = "vsock:1:bar"
-	_, _, err = parseVSOCKAddr(sock)
-	assert.Error(err)
-
-	sock = "vsock:1:2"
-	cid, port, err := parseVSOCKAddr(sock)
-	assert.Nil(err)
-	assert.Equal(cid, uint32(1))
-	assert.Equal(port, uint32(2))
-}
-
 func TestCmdToKataProcess(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)