diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 402f242f9..ff7a84c8f 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -364,11 +364,11 @@ func handleAddNode(s *rpcServer, cmd interface{}, closeChan <-chan struct{}) (in
 	var err error
 	switch c.SubCmd {
 	case "add":
-		err = s.server.AddAddr(addr, true)
+		err = s.server.ConnectNode(addr, true)
 	case "remove":
-		err = s.server.RemoveAddr(addr)
+		err = s.server.RemoveNodeByAddr(addr)
 	case "onetry":
-		err = s.server.AddAddr(addr, false)
+		err = s.server.ConnectNode(addr, false)
 	default:
 		return nil, &btcjson.RPCError{
 			Code:    btcjson.ErrRPCInvalidParameter,
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index f559ee92f..0d9140bcb 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -404,17 +404,6 @@ type getPeerInfoMsg struct {
 	reply chan []*btcjson.GetPeerInfoResult
 }
 
-type addNodeMsg struct {
-	addr      string
-	permanent bool
-	reply     chan error
-}
-
-type delNodeMsg struct {
-	cmp   func(*peer) bool
-	reply chan error
-}
-
 type getAddedNodesMsg struct {
 	reply chan []*peer
 }
@@ -490,7 +479,6 @@ func (s *server) handleQuery(querymsg interface{}, state *peerState) {
 		})
 		msg.reply <- infos
 
-	case addNodeMsg:
 	case connectNodeMsg:
 		// XXX(oga) duplicate oneshots?
 		for e := state.persistentPeers.Front(); e != nil; e = e.Next() {
@@ -512,8 +500,6 @@ func (s *server) handleQuery(querymsg interface{}, state *peerState) {
 		} else {
 			msg.reply <- errors.New("failed to add peer")
 		}
-
-	case delNodeMsg:
 	case removeNodeMsg:
 		found := disconnectPeer(state.persistentPeers, msg.cmp, func(p *peer) {
 			// Keep group counts ok since we remove from
@@ -526,7 +512,6 @@ func (s *server) handleQuery(querymsg interface{}, state *peerState) {
 		} else {
 			msg.reply <- errors.New("peer not found")
 		}
-
 	// Request a list of the persistent (added) peers.
 	case getAddedNodesMsg:
 		// Respond with a slice of the relavent peers.
@@ -880,30 +865,6 @@ func (s *server) PeerInfo() []*btcjson.GetPeerInfoResult {
 	return <-replyChan
 }
 
-// AddAddr adds `addr' as a new outbound peer. If permanent is true then the
-// peer will be persistent and reconnect if the connection is lost.
-// It is an error to call this with an already existing peer.
-func (s *server) AddAddr(addr string, permanent bool) error {
-	replyChan := make(chan error)
-
-	s.query <- addNodeMsg{addr: addr, permanent: permanent, reply: replyChan}
-
-	return <-replyChan
-}
-
-// RemoveAddr removes `addr' from the list of persistent peers if present.
-// An error will be returned if the peer was not found.
-func (s *server) RemoveAddr(addr string) error {
-	replyChan := make(chan error)
-
-	s.query <- delNodeMsg{
-		cmp:   func(p *peer) bool { return p.addr == addr },
-		reply: replyChan,
-	}
-
-	return <-replyChan
-}
-
 // DisconnectNodeByAddr disconnects a peer by target address. Both outbound and
 // inbound nodes will be searched for the target node. An error message will
 // be returned if the peer was not found.