diff --git a/src/connection_wrap.h b/src/connection_wrap.h
index 72030a00901daf..5b114088760dad 100644
--- a/src/connection_wrap.h
+++ b/src/connection_wrap.h
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ namespace node {
 template <typename WrapType, typename UVType>
 class ConnectionWrap : public LibuvStreamWrap {
  public:
-  UVType* UVHandle() {
-    return &handle_;
-  }
-
   static void OnConnection(uv_stream_t* handle, int status);
   static void AfterConnect(uv_connect_t* req, int status);
 
diff --git a/src/tty_wrap.cc b/src/tty_wrap.cc
index 1d0ea90f36b42c..c099b14ec4d7a1 100644
--- a/src/tty_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/tty_wrap.cc
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ void TTYWrap::Initialize(Local<Object> target,
 }
 
 
-uv_tty_t* TTYWrap::UVHandle() {
-  return &handle_;
-}
-
-
 void TTYWrap::GuessHandleType(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
   int fd;
diff --git a/src/tty_wrap.h b/src/tty_wrap.h
index ad5f364134e3e2..f794e2112fa1ee 100644
--- a/src/tty_wrap.h
+++ b/src/tty_wrap.h
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ class TTYWrap : public LibuvStreamWrap {
                          v8::Local<v8::Value> unused,
                          v8::Local<v8::Context> context);
 
-  uv_tty_t* UVHandle();
-
   SET_NO_MEMORY_INFO()
   SET_MEMORY_INFO_NAME(TTYWrap)
   SET_SELF_SIZE(TTYWrap)
diff --git a/src/udp_wrap.cc b/src/udp_wrap.cc
index 92fc036778f998..aa29f6973e35e0 100644
--- a/src/udp_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/udp_wrap.cc
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 #include "req_wrap-inl.h"
 #include "util-inl.h"
 
-
-
 namespace node {
 
 using v8::Array;
@@ -526,11 +524,6 @@ Local<Object> UDPWrap::Instantiate(Environment* env,
 }
 
 
-uv_udp_t* UDPWrap::UVHandle() {
-  return &handle_;
-}
-
-
 }  // namespace node
 
 NODE_MODULE_CONTEXT_AWARE_INTERNAL(udp_wrap, node::UDPWrap::Initialize)
diff --git a/src/udp_wrap.h b/src/udp_wrap.h
index 030abdf74d958d..e6b575f74a0ec9 100644
--- a/src/udp_wrap.h
+++ b/src/udp_wrap.h
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ class UDPWrap: public HandleWrap {
   static v8::Local<v8::Object> Instantiate(Environment* env,
                                            AsyncWrap* parent,
                                            SocketType type);
-  uv_udp_t* UVHandle();
-
   SET_NO_MEMORY_INFO()
   SET_MEMORY_INFO_NAME(UDPWrap)
   SET_SELF_SIZE(UDPWrap)