diff --git a/daemon/worker.c b/daemon/worker.c
index 6cb6bb226..67285b805 100644
--- a/daemon/worker.c
+++ b/daemon/worker.c
@@ -1264,15 +1264,6 @@ void worker_stats_clear(struct worker* worker)
 }
 
 /* --- fake callbacks for fptr_wlist to work --- */
-int libworker_send_packet(ldns_buffer* ATTR_UNUSED(pkt), 
-	struct sockaddr_storage* ATTR_UNUSED(addr), 
-	socklen_t ATTR_UNUSED(addrlen), int ATTR_UNUSED(timeout), 
-	struct module_qstate* ATTR_UNUSED(q), int ATTR_UNUSED(use_tcp))
-{
-	log_assert(0);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 struct outbound_entry* libworker_send_query(uint8_t* ATTR_UNUSED(qname), 
 	size_t ATTR_UNUSED(qnamelen), uint16_t ATTR_UNUSED(qtype), 
 	uint16_t ATTR_UNUSED(qclass), uint16_t ATTR_UNUSED(flags), 
diff --git a/smallapp/worker_cb.c b/smallapp/worker_cb.c
index 9c74b321c..be4103e3a 100644
--- a/smallapp/worker_cb.c
+++ b/smallapp/worker_cb.c
@@ -100,15 +100,6 @@ void worker_sighandler(int ATTR_UNUSED(sig), void* ATTR_UNUSED(arg))
 	log_assert(0);
 }
 
-int worker_send_packet(ldns_buffer* ATTR_UNUSED(pkt), 
-	struct sockaddr_storage* ATTR_UNUSED(addr), 
-	socklen_t ATTR_UNUSED(addrlen), int ATTR_UNUSED(timeout), 
-	struct module_qstate* ATTR_UNUSED(q), int ATTR_UNUSED(use_tcp))
-{
-	log_assert(0);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 struct outbound_entry* worker_send_query(uint8_t* ATTR_UNUSED(qname), 
 	size_t ATTR_UNUSED(qnamelen), uint16_t ATTR_UNUSED(qtype), 
 	uint16_t ATTR_UNUSED(qclass), uint16_t ATTR_UNUSED(flags),