diff --git a/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_conn_if.m b/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_conn_if.m
index 1a52882dd649..077fabec43c2 100644
--- a/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_conn_if.m
+++ b/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_conn_if.m
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ METHOD void close {
 	struct icl_conn *_ic;
 };
 
-METHOD bool connected {
-	struct icl_conn *_ic;
-};
-
 METHOD int task_setup {
 	struct icl_conn *_ic;
 	struct ccb_scsiio *_csio;
diff --git a/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_soft.c b/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_soft.c
index 2dd5e5c40044..e31b213972c9 100644
--- a/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_soft.c
+++ b/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_soft.c
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ static icl_conn_pdu_queue_t	icl_soft_conn_pdu_queue;
 static icl_conn_handoff_t	icl_soft_conn_handoff;
 static icl_conn_free_t		icl_soft_conn_free;
 static icl_conn_close_t		icl_soft_conn_close;
-static icl_conn_connected_t	icl_soft_conn_connected;
 static icl_conn_task_setup_t	icl_soft_conn_task_setup;
 static icl_conn_task_done_t	icl_soft_conn_task_done;
 static icl_conn_transfer_setup_t	icl_soft_conn_transfer_setup;
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ static kobj_method_t icl_soft_methods[] = {
 	KOBJMETHOD(icl_conn_handoff, icl_soft_conn_handoff),
 	KOBJMETHOD(icl_conn_free, icl_soft_conn_free),
 	KOBJMETHOD(icl_conn_close, icl_soft_conn_close),
-	KOBJMETHOD(icl_conn_connected, icl_soft_conn_connected),
 	KOBJMETHOD(icl_conn_task_setup, icl_soft_conn_task_setup),
 	KOBJMETHOD(icl_conn_task_done, icl_soft_conn_task_done),
 	KOBJMETHOD(icl_conn_transfer_setup, icl_soft_conn_transfer_setup),
@@ -1425,24 +1423,6 @@ icl_soft_conn_close(struct icl_conn *ic)
 	ICL_CONN_UNLOCK(ic);
 }
 
-bool
-icl_soft_conn_connected(struct icl_conn *ic)
-{
-	ICL_CONN_LOCK_ASSERT_NOT(ic);
-
-	ICL_CONN_LOCK(ic);
-	if (ic->ic_socket == NULL) {
-		ICL_CONN_UNLOCK(ic);
-		return (false);
-	}
-	if (ic->ic_socket->so_error != 0) {
-		ICL_CONN_UNLOCK(ic);
-		return (false);
-	}
-	ICL_CONN_UNLOCK(ic);
-	return (true);
-}
-
 int
 icl_soft_conn_task_setup(struct icl_conn *ic, struct ccb_scsiio *csio,
     uint32_t *task_tagp, void **prvp)
diff --git a/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_wrappers.h b/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_wrappers.h
index 2cf7d96446fc..1ed72ae8bbdf 100644
--- a/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_wrappers.h
+++ b/sys/dev/iscsi/icl_wrappers.h
@@ -105,13 +105,6 @@ icl_conn_close(struct icl_conn *ic)
 	ICL_CONN_CLOSE(ic);
 }
 
-static inline bool
-icl_conn_connected(struct icl_conn *ic)
-{
-
-	return (ICL_CONN_CONNECTED(ic));
-}
-
 static inline int
 icl_conn_task_setup(struct icl_conn *ic, struct ccb_scsiio *csio,
     uint32_t *task_tagp, void **prvp)