diff --git a/src/network/connection.cpp b/src/network/connection.cpp
index 8eb91d45e..0bc13a2f0 100644
--- a/src/network/connection.cpp
+++ b/src/network/connection.cpp
@@ -182,19 +182,12 @@ u32 ReliablePacketBuffer::size()
 	return m_list.size();
 }
 
-bool ReliablePacketBuffer::containsPacket(u16 seqnum)
-{
-	return !(findPacket(seqnum) == m_list.end());
-}
-
 RPBSearchResult ReliablePacketBuffer::findPacket(u16 seqnum)
 {
 	std::list<BufferedPacket>::iterator i = m_list.begin();
 	for(; i != m_list.end(); ++i)
 	{
 		u16 s = readU16(&(i->data[BASE_HEADER_SIZE+1]));
-		/*dout_con<<"findPacket(): finding seqnum="<<seqnum
-				<<", comparing to s="<<s<<std::endl;*/
 		if (s == seqnum)
 			break;
 	}
diff --git a/src/network/connection.h b/src/network/connection.h
index 5b1902deb..057bd39f6 100644
--- a/src/network/connection.h
+++ b/src/network/connection.h
@@ -252,13 +252,12 @@ public:
 
 	void print();
 	bool empty();
-	bool containsPacket(u16 seqnum);
 	RPBSearchResult notFound();
 	u32 size();
 
 
 private:
-	RPBSearchResult findPacket(u16 seqnum);
+	RPBSearchResult findPacket(u16 seqnum); // does not perform locking
 
 	std::list<BufferedPacket> m_list;