diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
index e23e91d9bb..d829a4b9d5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -1467,24 +1467,6 @@ char *PQhost(const PGconn *conn);
      </listitem>
     </varlistentry>
 
-    <varlistentry id="libpq-pqhostaddr">
-     <term>
-      <function>PQhostaddr</function>
-      <indexterm>
-       <primary>PQhostaddr</primary>
-      </indexterm>
-     </term>
-
-     <listitem>
-      <para>
-       Returns the server numeric IP address of the connection.
-<synopsis>
-char *PQhostaddr(const PGconn *conn);
-</synopsis>
-      </para>
-     </listitem>
-    </varlistentry>
-
     <varlistentry id="libpq-pqport">
      <term>
       <function>PQport</function>
diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index 62ea0440ef..eb281a3dcb 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ exec_command(const char *cmd,
 	else if (strcmp(cmd, "conninfo") == 0)
 	{
 		char	   *db = PQdb(pset.db);
-		char	   *host = (PQhostaddr(pset.db) != NULL) ? PQhostaddr(pset.db) : PQhost(pset.db);
+		char	   *host = PQhost(pset.db);
 
 		if (db == NULL)
 			printf(_("You are currently not connected to a database.\n"));
diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/exports.txt b/src/interfaces/libpq/exports.txt
index cbb6e36c11..93da50df31 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpq/exports.txt
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/exports.txt
@@ -165,4 +165,3 @@ lo_lseek64                162
 lo_tell64                 163
 lo_truncate64             164
 PQconninfo                165
-PQhostaddr                166
diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c
index 703cbac37a..3af222b5a0 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c
@@ -5340,14 +5340,6 @@ PQhost(const PGconn *conn)
 	}
 }
 
-char *
-PQhostaddr(const PGconn *conn)
-{
-	if (!conn)
-		return NULL;
-	return conn->pghostaddr;
-}
-
 char *
 PQport(const PGconn *conn)
 {
diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h b/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h
index 80591728a0..b81dc16285 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq-fe.h
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ extern char *PQdb(const PGconn *conn);
 extern char *PQuser(const PGconn *conn);
 extern char *PQpass(const PGconn *conn);
 extern char *PQhost(const PGconn *conn);
-extern char *PQhostaddr(const PGconn *conn);
 extern char *PQport(const PGconn *conn);
 extern char *PQtty(const PGconn *conn);
 extern char *PQoptions(const PGconn *conn);