1 files changed, 1 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/io/Socket.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/io/Socket.scala
index e766c1b2fd..a803e4121a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/io/Socket.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/io/Socket.scala
@@ -9,18 +9,11 @@ package io
 import java.io.{ IOException, InputStreamReader, BufferedReader, PrintWriter, Closeable }
 import java.io.{ BufferedOutputStream, BufferedReader }
 import java.net.{ ServerSocket, SocketException, SocketTimeoutException, InetAddress, Socket => JSocket }
-import scala.sys.SystemProperties._
 import scala.io.Codec
 
 /** A skeletal only-as-much-as-I-need Socket wrapper.
  */
 object Socket {
-  def preferringIPv4[T](body: => T): T = exclusively {
-    val saved = preferIPv4Stack.value
-    try   { preferIPv4Stack.enable() ; body }
-    finally preferIPv4Stack setValue saved
-  }
-
   class Box[+T](f: () => T) {
     private def handlerFn[U](f: Throwable => U): PartialFunction[Throwable, U] = {
       case x @ (_: IOException | _: SecurityException)  => f(x)
@@ -28,13 +21,10 @@ object Socket {
     private val optHandler = handlerFn[Option[T]](_ => None)
     private val eitherHandler = handlerFn[Either[Throwable, T]](x => Left(x))
 
-    def getOrElse[T1 >: T](alt: T1): T1 = opt getOrElse alt
     def either: Either[Throwable, T]    = try Right(f()) catch eitherHandler
     def opt: Option[T]                  = try Some(f()) catch optHandler
   }
 
-  def newIPv4Server(port: Int = 0)        = new Box(() => preferringIPv4(new ServerSocket(0)))
-  def newServer(port: Int = 0)            = new Box(() => new ServerSocket(0))
   def localhost(port: Int)                = apply(InetAddress.getLocalHost(), port)
   def apply(host: InetAddress, port: Int) = new Box(() => new Socket(new JSocket(host, port)))
   def apply(host: String, port: Int)      = new Box(() => new Socket(new JSocket(host, port)))
@@ -62,4 +52,4 @@ class Socket(jsocket: JSocket) extends Streamable.Bytes with Closeable {
       out.close()
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}