diff --git a/src/ethernet_interface.cpp b/src/ethernet_interface.cpp
index 711e3b5..44f46f6 100644
--- a/src/ethernet_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/ethernet_interface.cpp
@@ -189,14 +189,6 @@
             cur == EthernetInterface::DHCPConf::v4);
 }
 
-bool EthernetInterface::dhcpToBeEnabled(IP::Protocol family,
-                                        const std::string& nextDHCPState)
-{
-    return ((nextDHCPState == "true") ||
-            ((nextDHCPState == "ipv6") && (family == IP::Protocol::IPv6)) ||
-            ((nextDHCPState == "ipv4") && (family == IP::Protocol::IPv4)));
-}
-
 bool EthernetInterface::originIsManuallyAssigned(IP::AddressOrigin origin)
 {
     return (
diff --git a/src/ethernet_interface.hpp b/src/ethernet_interface.hpp
index a4a98d1..8928455 100644
--- a/src/ethernet_interface.hpp
+++ b/src/ethernet_interface.hpp
@@ -353,13 +353,6 @@
      */
     bool dhcpIsEnabled(IP::Protocol protocol);
 
-    /** @brief Determines if DHCP will be active following next reconfig
-     *  @param[in] protocol - Either IPv4 or IPv6
-     *  @param[in] nextDHCPState - The new DHCP mode to take affect
-     *  @returns true/false value if DHCP is active for the input protocol
-     */
-    bool dhcpToBeEnabled(IP::Protocol family, const std::string& nextDHCPState);
-
     /** @brief Determines if the address is manually assigned
      *  @param[in] origin - The origin entry of the IP::Address
      *  @returns true/false value if the address is static