diff --git a/src/blackcore/application.cpp b/src/blackcore/application.cpp
index 3ef5e488e..2e594715c 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/application.cpp
+++ b/src/blackcore/application.cpp
@@ -574,17 +574,6 @@ namespace BlackCore
         return this->m_accessManager.networkAccessible() == QNetworkAccessManager::Accessible;
     }
 
-    bool CApplication::isNetworkConnected() const
-    {
-        static bool con = CNetworkUtils::hasConnectedInterface();
-        return con;
-    }
-
-    bool CApplication::isNetworkConnectedAndAccessible() const
-    {
-        return this->isNetworkConnected() && this->isNetworkAccessible();
-    }
-
     void CApplication::exit(int retcode)
     {
         if (instance())
diff --git a/src/blackcore/application.h b/src/blackcore/application.h
index a4ac65d78..829da762a 100644
--- a/src/blackcore/application.h
+++ b/src/blackcore/application.h
@@ -154,12 +154,6 @@ namespace BlackCore
         //! Network accessible?
         bool isNetworkAccessible() const;
 
-        //! Network connected (at startup time)
-        bool isNetworkConnected() const;
-
-        //! Network connected and also accessible
-        bool isNetworkConnectedAndAccessible() const;
-
         //! Setup already synchronized
         bool isSetupAvailable() const;
 
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/network/networkutils.cpp b/src/blackmisc/network/networkutils.cpp
index f2f6f75bc..10892e963 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/network/networkutils.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/network/networkutils.cpp
@@ -48,30 +48,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             return 2000;
         }
 
-        bool CNetworkUtils::hasConnectedInterface(bool withDebugOutput)
-        {
-            // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2475266/verfiying-the-network-connection-using-qt-4-4
-            const QList<QNetworkInterface> interfaces = QNetworkInterface::allInterfaces();
-            for (const QNetworkInterface &interface : interfaces)
-            {
-                // details of connection
-                if (withDebugOutput) qDebug() << "name:" << interface.name() << endl << "ip addresses:" << endl << "mac:" << interface.hardwareAddress() << endl;
-                if (interface.flags().testFlag(QNetworkInterface::IsUp) && !interface.flags().testFlag(QNetworkInterface::IsLoopBack))
-                {
-                    // this loop is important to check if there are addresses
-                    for (const QNetworkAddressEntry &entry : interface.addressEntries())
-                    {
-                        if (withDebugOutput) qDebug() << entry.ip().toString() << " / " << entry.netmask().toString() << endl;
-
-                        // we have an interface that is up, and has an ip address, therefore the link is present
-                        // we will only enable this check on first positive, all later results are incorrect
-                        return true;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            return false;
-        }
-
         bool CNetworkUtils::canPing(const QString &hostAddress)
         {
             if (hostAddress.isEmpty()) { return false; }
@@ -110,12 +86,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
 
         bool CNetworkUtils::canConnect(const QString &hostAddress, int port, QString &message, int timeoutMs)
         {
-            if (!CNetworkUtils::hasConnectedInterface(false))
-            {
-                message = QObject::tr("No connected network interface", "BlackMisc");
-                return false;
-            }
-
             // KB: I have had an issue with QTcpSocket. It was stuck in HostLookupState and did
             // only recover after a reboot for no obvious reason.
             // Currently trying the ping alternative
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/network/networkutils.h b/src/blackmisc/network/networkutils.h
index 1c36b9aa8..3dca84c7e 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/network/networkutils.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/network/networkutils.h
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             //! Default for timeout
             static int getTimeoutMs();
 
-            //! Is a connected interface available?
-            //! \param withDebugOutput enables some debugging output
-            static bool hasConnectedInterface(bool withDebugOutput = false);
-
             //! Can ping the address?
             //! \note uses OS ping
             static bool canPing(const QString &hostAddress);