diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
index 8094f2a..65f3ba7 100644
--- a/debian/copyright
+++ b/debian/copyright
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@
            src/gprs/sgsn_libgtp.c
            src/gprs/sgsn_main.c
            src/gprs/sgsn_vty.c
-           src/libcommon/common_vty.c
            src/libcommon/debug.c
            src/libcommon/gsm_data.c
            src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c
diff --git a/src/libcommon/Makefile.am b/src/libcommon/Makefile.am
index 737265b..69fb37d 100644
--- a/src/libcommon/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libcommon/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 	$(NULL)
 
 libcommon_a_SOURCES = \
-	common_vty.c \
 	debug.c \
 	gsm_data.c \
 	gsm_data_shared.c \
diff --git a/src/libcommon/common_vty.c b/src/libcommon/common_vty.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 6534105..0000000
--- a/src/libcommon/common_vty.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-/* OpenBSC VTY common helpers */
-/* (C) 2009-2010 by Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
- * (C) 2009-2010 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther
- * All Rights Reserved
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- */
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-
-#include <osmocom/core/talloc.h>
-
-#include <osmocom/sgsn/vty.h>
-#include <osmocom/sgsn/debug.h>
-#include <osmocom/sgsn/gsm_subscriber.h>
-#include <osmocom/sgsn/bsc_nat.h>
-#include <osmocom/sgsn/abis_om2000.h>
-
-#include <osmocom/vty/telnet_interface.h>
-#include <osmocom/vty/command.h>
-#include <osmocom/vty/buffer.h>
-#include <osmocom/vty/vty.h>
-
-
-int bsc_vty_go_parent(struct vty *vty)
-{
-	switch (vty->node) {
-	case GSMNET_NODE:
-		vty->node = CONFIG_NODE;
-		vty->index = NULL;
-		break;
-	case BTS_NODE:
-		vty->node = GSMNET_NODE;
-		{
-			/* set vty->index correctly ! */
-			struct gsm_bts *bts = vty->index;
-			vty->index = bts->network;
-			vty->index_sub = NULL;
-		}
-		break;
-	case TRX_NODE:
-		vty->node = BTS_NODE;
-		{
-			/* set vty->index correctly ! */
-			struct gsm_bts_trx *trx = vty->index;
-			vty->index = trx->bts;
-			vty->index_sub = &trx->bts->description;
-		}
-		break;
-	case TS_NODE:
-		vty->node = TRX_NODE;
-		{
-			/* set vty->index correctly ! */
-			struct gsm_bts_trx_ts *ts = vty->index;
-			vty->index = ts->trx;
-			vty->index_sub = &ts->trx->description;
-		}
-		break;
-	case OML_NODE:
-	case OM2K_NODE:
-		vty->node = ENABLE_NODE;
-		/* NOTE: this only works because it's not part of the config
-		 * tree, where outer commands are searched via vty_go_parent()
-		 * and only (!) executed when a matching one is found.
-		 */
-		talloc_free(vty->index);
-		vty->index = NULL;
-		break;
-	case OM2K_CON_GROUP_NODE:
-		vty->node = BTS_NODE;
-		{
-			struct con_group *cg = vty->index;
-			struct gsm_bts *bts = cg->bts;
-			vty->index = bts;
-			vty->index_sub = &bts->description;
-		}
-		break;
-	case NAT_BSC_NODE:
-		vty->node = NAT_NODE;
-		{
-			struct bsc_config *bsc_config = vty->index;
-			vty->index = bsc_config->nat;
-		}
-		break;
-	case PGROUP_NODE:
-		vty->node = NAT_NODE;
-		vty->index = NULL;
-		break;
-	case GBPROXY_NODE:
-	case SGSN_NODE:
-	case NAT_NODE:
-	case BSC_NODE:
-	case MSC_NODE:
-	case MNCC_INT_NODE:
-	case NITB_NODE:
-		vty->node = CONFIG_NODE;
-		vty->index = NULL;
-		break;
-	case SUBSCR_NODE:
-		vty->node = ENABLE_NODE;
-		vty->index = NULL;
-		break;
-	default:
-		osmo_ss7_vty_go_parent(vty);
-	}
-
-	return vty->node;
-}
-
-int bsc_vty_is_config_node(struct vty *vty, int node)
-{
-	/* Check if libosmo-sccp declares the node in
-	 * question as config node */
-	if (osmo_ss7_is_config_node(vty, node))
-		return 1;
-
-	switch (node) {
-	/* add items that are not config */
-	case OML_NODE:
-	case OM2K_NODE:
-	case SUBSCR_NODE:
-	case CONFIG_NODE:
-		return 0;
-
-	default:
-		return 1;
-	}
-}