diff --git a/test/functional/p2p-leaktests.py b/test/functional/p2p-leaktests.py
--- a/test/functional/p2p-leaktests.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p-leaktests.py
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
 
     def on_addr(self, conn, message): self.bad_message(message)
 
-    def on_alert(self, conn, message): self.bad_message(message)
-
     def on_getdata(self, conn, message): self.bad_message(message)
 
     def on_getblocks(self, conn, message): self.bad_message(message)
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/mininode.py b/test/functional/test_framework/mininode.py
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/mininode.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/mininode.py
@@ -571,81 +571,6 @@
                time.ctime(self.nTime), self.nBits, self.nNonce, repr(self.vtx))
 
 
-class CUnsignedAlert():
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.nVersion = 1
-        self.nRelayUntil = 0
-        self.nExpiration = 0
-        self.nID = 0
-        self.nCancel = 0
-        self.setCancel = []
-        self.nMinVer = 0
-        self.nMaxVer = 0
-        self.setSubVer = []
-        self.nPriority = 0
-        self.strComment = b""
-        self.strStatusBar = b""
-        self.strReserved = b""
-
-    def deserialize(self, f):
-        self.nVersion = struct.unpack("<i", f.read(4))[0]
-        self.nRelayUntil = struct.unpack("<q", f.read(8))[0]
-        self.nExpiration = struct.unpack("<q", f.read(8))[0]
-        self.nID = struct.unpack("<i", f.read(4))[0]
-        self.nCancel = struct.unpack("<i", f.read(4))[0]
-        self.setCancel = deser_int_vector(f)
-        self.nMinVer = struct.unpack("<i", f.read(4))[0]
-        self.nMaxVer = struct.unpack("<i", f.read(4))[0]
-        self.setSubVer = deser_string_vector(f)
-        self.nPriority = struct.unpack("<i", f.read(4))[0]
-        self.strComment = deser_string(f)
-        self.strStatusBar = deser_string(f)
-        self.strReserved = deser_string(f)
-
-    def serialize(self):
-        r = b""
-        r += struct.pack("<i", self.nVersion)
-        r += struct.pack("<q", self.nRelayUntil)
-        r += struct.pack("<q", self.nExpiration)
-        r += struct.pack("<i", self.nID)
-        r += struct.pack("<i", self.nCancel)
-        r += ser_int_vector(self.setCancel)
-        r += struct.pack("<i", self.nMinVer)
-        r += struct.pack("<i", self.nMaxVer)
-        r += ser_string_vector(self.setSubVer)
-        r += struct.pack("<i", self.nPriority)
-        r += ser_string(self.strComment)
-        r += ser_string(self.strStatusBar)
-        r += ser_string(self.strReserved)
-        return r
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "CUnsignedAlert(nVersion %d, nRelayUntil %d, nExpiration %d, nID %d, nCancel %d, nMinVer %d, nMaxVer %d, nPriority %d, strComment %s, strStatusBar %s, strReserved %s)" \
-            % (self.nVersion, self.nRelayUntil, self.nExpiration, self.nID,
-               self.nCancel, self.nMinVer, self.nMaxVer, self.nPriority,
-               self.strComment, self.strStatusBar, self.strReserved)
-
-
-class CAlert():
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.vchMsg = b""
-        self.vchSig = b""
-
-    def deserialize(self, f):
-        self.vchMsg = deser_string(f)
-        self.vchSig = deser_string(f)
-
-    def serialize(self):
-        r = b""
-        r += ser_string(self.vchMsg)
-        r += ser_string(self.vchSig)
-        return r
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "CAlert(vchMsg.sz %d, vchSig.sz %d)" \
-            % (len(self.vchMsg), len(self.vchSig))
-
-
 class PrefilledTransaction():
     def __init__(self, index=0, tx=None):
         self.index = index
@@ -932,26 +857,6 @@
     def __repr__(self):
         return "msg_addr(addrs=%s)" % (repr(self.addrs))
 
-
-class msg_alert():
-    command = b"alert"
-
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.alert = CAlert()
-
-    def deserialize(self, f):
-        self.alert = CAlert()
-        self.alert.deserialize(f)
-
-    def serialize(self):
-        r = b""
-        r += self.alert.serialize()
-        return r
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "msg_alert(alert=%s)" % (repr(self.alert), )
-
-
 class msg_inv():
     command = b"inv"
 
@@ -1409,8 +1314,6 @@
 
     def on_addr(self, conn, message): pass
 
-    def on_alert(self, conn, message): pass
-
     def on_block(self, conn, message): pass
 
     def on_blocktxn(self, conn, message): pass
@@ -1538,7 +1441,6 @@
         b"version": msg_version,
         b"verack": msg_verack,
         b"addr": msg_addr,
-        b"alert": msg_alert,
         b"inv": msg_inv,
         b"getdata": msg_getdata,
         b"getblocks": msg_getblocks,