diff --git a/tests/functions.py b/tests/functions.py
index f73c3dc8a13d6..06e4a1bec3778 100755
--- a/tests/functions.py
+++ b/tests/functions.py
@@ -7,13 +7,11 @@
 import json
 import os
 import re
-import uuid
 from subprocess import PIPE, Popen, TimeoutExpired, run
 from time import sleep
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import requests
-import websocket
 
 from auto_config import password, user
 from middlewared.test.integration.utils import host
@@ -356,22 +354,3 @@ def wait_on_job(job_id, max_timeout):
         if timeout >= max_timeout:
             return {'state': 'TIMEOUT', 'results': job_results.json()[0]}
         timeout += 5
-
-
-def make_ws_request(ip, payload):
-    # create connection
-    ws = websocket.create_connection(f'ws://{ip}:80/websocket')
-
-    # setup features
-    ws.send(json.dumps({'msg': 'connect', 'version': '1', 'support': ['1'], 'features': []}))
-    ws.recv()
-
-    # login
-    id = str(uuid.uuid4())
-    ws.send(json.dumps({'id': id, 'msg': 'method', 'method': 'auth.login', 'params': list(authentication)}))
-    ws.recv()
-
-    # return the request
-    payload.update({'id': id})
-    ws.send(json.dumps(payload))
-    return json.loads(ws.recv())