diff --git a/platform/netsim/net/tapdev-drv.c b/platform/netsim/net/tapdev-drv.c
deleted file mode 100644
index a528a8034..000000000
--- a/platform/netsim/net/tapdev-drv.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-#include "contiki-net.h"
-#include "net/tapdev.h"
-#include "net/uip_arp.h"
-
-static struct uip_eth_addr addr =
-  {{0x08, 0x12, 0x23, 0x89, 0xa3, 0x94}};
-#define BUF ((struct uip_eth_hdr *)&uip_buf[0])
-
-PROCESS(tapdev_drv_process, "TAP driver");
-
-void tapdev_drv_request_poll(void);
-
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-PROCESS_THREAD(tapdev_drv_process, ev, data)  
-{
-  PROCESS_BEGIN();
-
-  tapdev_init();
-  uip_setethaddr(addr);
-  tapdev_drv_request_poll();
-
-  while(1) {
-    PROCESS_WAIT_EVENT();
-    tapdev_drv_request_poll();
-    
-    tapdev_drv_request_poll();
-    uip_len = tapdev_poll();
-    
-    if(uip_len > 0) {
-      if(BUF->type == htons(UIP_ETHTYPE_IP)) {
-	uip_arp_ipin();
-	uip_len -= sizeof(struct uip_eth_hdr);
-	/*    uip_input();*/
-	tcpip_input();
-	/* If the above function invocation resulted in data that
-	   should be sent out on the network, the global variable
-	   uip_len is set to a value > 0. */
-      } else if(BUF->type == htons(UIP_ETHTYPE_ARP)) {
-	uip_arp_arpin();
-	/* If the above function invocation resulted in data that
-	   should be sent out on the network, the global variable
-	   uip_len is set to a value > 0. */
-	if(uip_len > 0) {
-	  tapdev_send();
-	}
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  PROCESS_END();
-}
-/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-void
-tapdev_drv_request_poll(void)
-{
-  process_poll(&tapdev_drv_process);
-}
diff --git a/platform/netsim/net/tapdev-drv.h b/platform/netsim/net/tapdev-drv.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d70387a53..000000000
--- a/platform/netsim/net/tapdev-drv.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __TAPDEV_DRV_H__
-#define __TAPDEV_DRV_H__
-
-#include "contiki.h"
-
-PROCESS_NAME(tapdev_drv_process);
-
-#endif /* __TAPDEV_DRV_H__ */