diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index 265e9fa039..7a89c2d1e0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -610,78 +610,6 @@ function generic_ping($post_id = 0) {
 
 add_action('publish_post', 'generic_ping');
 
-// pings Weblogs.com
-function pingWeblogs($blog_ID = 1) {
-	// original function by Dries Buytaert for Drupal
-	if ((!((get_settings('blogname')=="my weblog") && (get_settings('siteurl')=="http://example.com") && (get_settings('blogfilename') == "wp.php"))) && (!preg_match("/localhost\//", get_settings('siteurl'))) && (get_settings('use_weblogsping'))) {
-		$client = new xmlrpc_client("/RPC2", "rpc.weblogs.com", 80);
-		$message = new xmlrpcmsg("weblogUpdates.ping", array(new xmlrpcval(get_settings('blogname')), 
-		new xmlrpcval(get_settings('siteurl') . '/' . get_settings('blogfilename')
-		)));
-		$result = $client->send($message);
-		if (!$result || $result->faultCode()) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		return true;
-	} else {
-		return false;
-	}
-}
-
-// pings Weblogs.com/rssUpdates
-function pingWeblogsRss($blog_ID = 1, $rss_url) {
-	global $use_weblogsrssping, $rss_url;
-	if (get_settings('blogname') != 'my weblog' && $rss_url != 'http://example.com/b2rdf.php' && $use_weblogsrssping) {
-		$client = new xmlrpc_client('/RPC2', 'rssrpc.weblogs.com', 80);
-		$message = new xmlrpcmsg('rssUpdate', array(new xmlrpcval(get_settings('blogname')), new xmlrpcval($rss_url)));
-		$result = $client->send($message);
-		if (!$result || $result->faultCode()) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		return true;
-	} else {
-		return false;
-	}
-}
-
-// pings CaféLog.com
-function pingCafelog($cafelogID,$title='',$p='') {
-	global $use_cafelogping;
-	if ((!((get_settings('blogname')=="my weblog") && (get_settings('siteurl') == "http://example.com") && (get_settings('blogfilename')=="wp.php"))) && (!preg_match("/localhost\//", get_settings('siteurl'))) && ($use_cafelogping) && ($cafelogID != '')) {
-		$client = new xmlrpc_client("/xmlrpc.php", "cafelog.tidakada.com", 80);
-		$message = new xmlrpcmsg("b2.ping", array(new xmlrpcval($cafelogID), new xmlrpcval($title), new xmlrpcval($p)));
-		$result = $client->send($message);
-		if (!$result || $result->faultCode()) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		return true;
-	} else {
-		return false;
-	}
-}
-
-// pings Blo.gs
-function pingBlogs($blog_ID="1") {
-	global $use_rss;
-	if ((!((get_settings('blogname')=='my weblog') && (get_settings('siteurl')=='http://example.com') && (get_settings('blogfilename')=='wp.php'))) && (!preg_match('/localhost\//',get_settings('siteurl'))) && (get_settings('use_blodotgsping'))) {
-		$url = get_settings('siteurl').'/'.get_settings('blogfilename');
-		$client = new xmlrpc_client('/', 'ping.blo.gs', 80);
-		if ($use_rss) {
-			$message = new xmlrpcmsg('weblogUpdates.extendedPing', array(new xmlrpcval(get_settings('blogname')), new xmlrpcval($url), new xmlrpcval($url), new xmlrpcval(get_settings('siteurl').'/b2rss.xml')));
-		} else {
-			$message = new xmlrpcmsg('weblogUpdates.ping', array(new xmlrpcval(get_settings('blogname')), new xmlrpcval($url)));
-		}
-		$result = $client->send($message);
-		if (!$result || $result->faultCode()) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		return true;
-	} else {
-		return false;
-	}
-}
-
-
 // Send a Trackback
 function trackback($trackback_url, $title, $excerpt, $ID) {
 	global $wpdb, $tableposts;