diff --git a/lnet/include/lnet/lnetctl.h b/lnet/include/lnet/lnetctl.h
index cb66b9de553ad65aeac124a60ec97eaaf195c604..72b8e474eb9924742ae5906229cfb65df802d499 100644
--- a/lnet/include/lnet/lnetctl.h
+++ b/lnet/include/lnet/lnetctl.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ int jt_ptl_disconnect(int argc, char **argv);
 int jt_ptl_push_connection(int argc, char **argv);
 int jt_ptl_print_active_txs(int argc, char **argv);
 int jt_ptl_ping(int argc, char **argv);
-int jt_ptl_ping_test(int argc, char **argv);
 int jt_ptl_mynid(int argc, char **argv);
 int jt_ptl_add_uuid(int argc, char **argv);
 int jt_ptl_add_uuid_old(int argc, char **argv); /* backwards compatibility  */
diff --git a/lnet/utils/portals.c b/lnet/utils/portals.c
index cefb095b24ab460e39b1c662c96eb926d5d1fa61..0f2c1ca7c2a8a5981aa7ba60c7cfadd987e4cd1c 100644
--- a/lnet/utils/portals.c
+++ b/lnet/utils/portals.c
@@ -951,58 +951,6 @@ jt_ptl_print_active_txs (int argc, char **argv)
         return 0;
 }
 
-int jt_ptl_ping_test(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-        int       rc;
-        lnet_nid_t nid;
-        long      count   = 1;
-        long      size    = 4;
-        long      timeout = 1;
-        struct libcfs_ioctl_data data;
-
-        if (argc < 2) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s nid [count] [size] [timeout (secs)]\n", argv[0]);
-                return 0;
-        }
-
-        nid = libcfs_str2nid(argv[1]);
-        if (nid == LNET_NID_ANY) {
-                fprintf (stderr, "Can't parse nid \"%s\"\n", argv[1]);
-                return (-1);
-        }
-        
-        if (argc > 2)
-        {
-                count = atol(argv[2]);
-
-                if (count < 0 || count > 20000) 
-                {
-                        fprintf(stderr, "are you insane?  %ld is a crazy count.\n", count);
-                        return -1;
-                }
-        }
-        
-        if (argc > 3)
-                size= atol(argv[3]);
-
-        if (argc > 4)
-                timeout = atol (argv[4]);
-        
-        LIBCFS_IOC_INIT (data);
-        data.ioc_count   = count;
-        data.ioc_nid     = nid;
-        data.ioc_u32[0]  = size;
-        data.ioc_u32[1]  = timeout;
-        
-        rc = l_ioctl(LNET_DEV_ID, IOC_LIBCFS_PING_TEST, &data);
-        if (rc) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "failed to start pinger: %s\n",
-                        strerror(errno));
-                return -1;
-        }
-        return 0;
-}
-
 int jt_ptl_ping(int argc, char **argv)
 {
         int                      rc;
diff --git a/lnet/utils/ptlctl.c b/lnet/utils/ptlctl.c
index c3ab2b7d04f78f0a98cc2fe00fb7d56e584d7baa..f6b7f4009287545d6a332d9be3e88a61f95e0ea4 100644
--- a/lnet/utils/ptlctl.c
+++ b/lnet/utils/ptlctl.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ command_t list[] = {
         {"disconnect", jt_ptl_disconnect, 0, "disconnect from a remote nid (args: [nid] [host]"},
         {"push", jt_ptl_push_connection, 0, "flush connection to a remote nid (args: [nid]"},
         {"active_tx", jt_ptl_print_active_txs, 0, "print active transmits (no args)"},
-        {"testping", jt_ptl_ping_test, 0, "do a ping test (args: nid [count] [size] [timeout])"},
         {"ping", jt_ptl_ping, 0, "ping (args: nid [timeout] [pid])"},
         {"mynid", jt_ptl_mynid, 0, "inform the socknal of the local NID (args: [hostname])"},
         {"add_route", jt_ptl_add_route, 0,