diff --git a/mcrcon.c b/mcrcon.c
index c2637c7..c703665 100644
--- a/mcrcon.c
+++ b/mcrcon.c
@@ -68,14 +68,11 @@ typedef struct _rc_packet {
     // ignoring string2 for now
 } rc_packet;
 
+
 // ===================================
 //  FUNCTION DEFINITIONS              
 // ===================================
 
-// endianness related functions
-bool        is_bigendian(void);
-int32_t	    reverse_int32(int32_t n);
-
 // Network related functions
 #ifdef _WIN32
 void        net_init_WSA(void);
@@ -696,28 +693,3 @@ int get_line(char *buffer, int bsize)
 
 	return len;
 }
-
-// http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-endianc/
-bool is_bigendian(void)
-{
-	const int32_t n = 1;
-
-	if (*(const uint8_t *) &n == 0 )
-		return true;
-	
-	return false;
-}
-
-int32_t reverse_int32(int32_t n)
-{
-	int32_t tmp;
-	uint8_t *t = (uint8_t *) &tmp;
-	uint8_t *p = (uint8_t *) &n;
-
-	t[0] = p[3];
-	t[1] = p[2];
-	t[2] = p[1];
-	t[3] = p[0];
-
-	return tmp;
-}