diff --git a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_radius/mod_xml_radius.c b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_radius/mod_xml_radius.c
index 00e0bc7507..3ab8b1e8a0 100644
--- a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_radius/mod_xml_radius.c
+++ b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_radius/mod_xml_radius.c
@@ -547,61 +547,6 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mod_xml_radius_debug_api)
 	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-/* static switch_status_t name (_In_opt_z_ const char *cmd, _In_opt_ switch_core_session_t *session, _In_ switch_stream_handle_t *stream) */
-SWITCH_STANDARD_API(mod_xml_radius_connect_test)
-{
-	int result = 0;
-	VALUE_PAIR *send = NULL, *recv = NULL;
-	char msg[512 * 10 + 1] = {0};
-	uint32_t service = PW_AUTHENTICATE_ONLY;
-	rc_handle *new_handle = NULL;
-	switch_xml_t fields;
-
-	if ( GLOBAL_DEBUG ) {
-		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "mod_xml_radius: starting connection test\n");
-	}
-	
-	mod_xml_radius_new_handle(&new_handle, globals.auth_invite_configs);
-
-	if ((fields = switch_xml_child(globals.auth_invite_configs, "fields")) == NULL ) {
-		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Could not find 'fields' section in config file.\n");		
-		goto err;		
-	}
-	
-	if ( mod_xml_radius_add_params(NULL, NULL, new_handle, &send, fields) !=SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS ) {
-		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to add params to rc_handle\n");		
-		goto err;				
-	}
-	
-	if (rc_avpair_add(new_handle, &send, PW_SERVICE_TYPE, &service, -1, 0) == NULL) {
-		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "mod_xml_radius: failed to add option to handle\n");
-		return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-	}
-	
-	result = rc_auth(new_handle, 0, send, &recv, msg);
-	
-	if ( GLOBAL_DEBUG ) {
-		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "mod_xml_radius: result(RC=%d) %s \n", result, msg);
-		switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_ERROR, "mod_xml_radius: finished connection test\n");
-	}
-
- err:
-	if ( recv ) {
-		rc_avpair_free(recv);
-		recv = NULL;
-	}
-	if ( send ) {
-		rc_avpair_free(send);
-		send = NULL;
-	}
-	if ( new_handle ) {
-		rc_destroy(new_handle);
-		new_handle = NULL;
-	}
-
-	return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 switch_xml_t mod_xml_radius_auth_invite(switch_event_t *params) {
 	int result = 0, param_idx = 0;
 	VALUE_PAIR *send = NULL, *recv = NULL, *service_vp = NULL;
@@ -1159,7 +1104,6 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_xml_radius_load)
 		status = switch_xml_bind_search_function(mod_xml_radius_directory_search, switch_xml_parse_section_string("directory"), NULL);
 	}
 		
-	SWITCH_ADD_API(mod_xml_radius_api_interface, "xml_radius_connect_test", "mod_xml_radius connection test", mod_xml_radius_connect_test, NULL);
 	SWITCH_ADD_API(mod_xml_radius_api_interface, "xml_radius_debug", "mod_xml_radius toggle debug", mod_xml_radius_debug_api, NULL);
 
 	switch_core_add_state_handler(&state_handlers);