diff --git a/render/id.go b/render/id.go
index e482f50bf2..890b66f152 100644
--- a/render/id.go
+++ b/render/id.go
@@ -36,15 +36,6 @@ func NewDerivedPseudoNode(id string, node report.Node) report.Node {
 	return output
 }
 
-// NewDerivedExternalNode figures out if a node should be considered external and creates the corresponding pseudo node
-func NewDerivedExternalNode(n report.Node, addr string, local report.Networks) (report.Node, bool) {
-	id, ok := externalNodeID(n, addr, local)
-	if !ok {
-		return report.Node{}, false
-	}
-	return NewDerivedPseudoNode(id, n), true
-}
-
 // figure out if a node should be considered external and returns an ID which can be used to create a pseudo node
 func externalNodeID(n report.Node, addr string, local report.Networks) (string, bool) {
 	// First, check if it's a known service and emit a a specific node if it
diff --git a/render/process.go b/render/process.go
index 547b3eb89b..ff211c3f99 100644
--- a/render/process.go
+++ b/render/process.go
@@ -81,16 +81,6 @@ var ProcessNameRenderer = ConditionalRenderer(renderProcesses,
 	),
 )
 
-// MapEndpoint2Pseudo makes internet of host pesudo nodes from a endpoint node.
-func MapEndpoint2Pseudo(n report.Node, local report.Networks) report.Nodes {
-	id, ok := pseudoNodeID(n, local)
-	if !ok {
-		return report.Nodes{}
-	}
-	externalNode := NewDerivedPseudoNode(id, n)
-	return report.Nodes{externalNode.ID: externalNode}
-}
-
 func pseudoNodeID(n report.Node, local report.Networks) (string, bool) {
 	_, addr, _, ok := report.ParseEndpointNodeID(n.ID)
 	if !ok {