diff --git a/pcbnew/connectivity.cpp b/pcbnew/connectivity.cpp
index 48b687e641..3b7c9d2be7 100644
--- a/pcbnew/connectivity.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/connectivity.cpp
@@ -427,13 +427,6 @@ const
 }
 
 
-unsigned int CONNECTIVITY_DATA::GetLinksCount() const
-{
-    return 0;
-    assert( false );
-}
-
-
 unsigned int CONNECTIVITY_DATA::GetNodeCount( int aNet ) const
 {
     int sum = 0;
diff --git a/pcbnew/connectivity.h b/pcbnew/connectivity.h
index 0b5b86a653..9eb1df14e8 100644
--- a/pcbnew/connectivity.h
+++ b/pcbnew/connectivity.h
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@ public:
      */
     unsigned int GetUnconnectedCount() const;
 
-    unsigned int GetLinksCount() const;
-
     unsigned int GetNodeCount( int aNet = -1 ) const;
 
     unsigned int GetPadCount( int aNet = -1 ) const;
diff --git a/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp b/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp
index c763168099..1c41d467e2 100644
--- a/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/kicad_plugin.cpp
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ void PCB_IO::format( BOARD* aBoard, int aNestLevel ) const
     m_out->Print( 0, "\n" );
 
     m_out->Print( aNestLevel, "(general\n" );
-    m_out->Print( aNestLevel+1, "(links %d)\n", aBoard->GetConnectivity()->GetLinksCount() );
     m_out->Print( aNestLevel+1, "(no_connects %d)\n", aBoard->GetConnectivity()->GetUnconnectedCount() );
 
     // Write Bounding box info