diff --git a/contrib/epee/include/net/connection_basic.hpp b/contrib/epee/include/net/connection_basic.hpp
index 93bfd7570..7993060de 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/include/net/connection_basic.hpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/include/net/connection_basic.hpp
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ class connection_basic { // not-templated base class for rapid developmet of som
 
 		// handlers and sleep
 		void sleep_before_packet(size_t packet_size, int phase, int q_len); // execute a sleep ; phase is not really used now(?)
-		static void save_limit_to_file(int limit); ///< for dr-monero
 		static double get_sleep_time(size_t cb);
 };
 
diff --git a/contrib/epee/src/connection_basic.cpp b/contrib/epee/src/connection_basic.cpp
index cd1e0493c..c1f9f8cf9 100644
--- a/contrib/epee/src/connection_basic.cpp
+++ b/contrib/epee/src/connection_basic.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ void connection_basic::set_rate_up_limit(uint64_t limit) {
 		CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(	network_throttle_manager::m_lock_get_global_throttle_out );
 		network_throttle_manager::get_global_throttle_out().set_target_speed(limit);
 	}
-	save_limit_to_file(limit);
 }
 
 void connection_basic::set_rate_down_limit(uint64_t limit) {
@@ -195,7 +194,6 @@ void connection_basic::set_rate_down_limit(uint64_t limit) {
 	  CRITICAL_REGION_LOCAL(	network_throttle_manager::m_lock_get_global_throttle_inreq );
 		network_throttle_manager::get_global_throttle_inreq().set_target_speed(limit);
 	}
-    save_limit_to_file(limit);
 }
 
 uint64_t connection_basic::get_rate_up_limit() {
@@ -215,9 +213,6 @@ uint64_t connection_basic::get_rate_down_limit() {
 	}
     return limit;
 }
-
-void connection_basic::save_limit_to_file(int limit) {
-}
  
 void connection_basic::set_tos_flag(int tos) {
 	connection_basic_pimpl::m_default_tos = tos;