diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@
   seeder/db.h \
   seeder/dns.cpp \
   seeder/dns.h \
-  seeder/strlcpy.h \
   seeder/util.h
 
 nodist_libbitcoin_util_a_SOURCES = $(srcdir)/obj/build.h
diff --git a/src/seeder/strlcpy.h b/src/seeder/strlcpy.h
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/seeder/strlcpy.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 1998 Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>
- *
- * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
- * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
- * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
- * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
- * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
- * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
- * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
- * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
- * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
- */
-#ifndef BITCOIN_SEEDER_STRLCPY_H
-#define BITCOIN_SEEDER_STRLCPY_H
-
-#include <cstdlib>
-#include <cstring>
-
-/*
- * Copy src to string dst of size siz.  At most siz-1 characters
- * will be copied.  Always NUL terminates (unless siz == 0).
- * Returns strlen(src); if retval >= siz, truncation occurred.
- */
-inline size_t strlcpy(char *dst, const char *src, size_t siz) {
-    char *d = dst;
-    const char *s = src;
-    size_t n = siz;
-
-    /* Copy as many bytes as will fit */
-    if (n != 0) {
-        while (--n != 0) {
-            if ((*d++ = *s++) == '\0') break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* Not enough room in dst, add NUL and traverse rest of src */
-    if (n == 0) {
-        if (siz != 0) *d = '\0'; /* NUL-terminate dst */
-        while (*s++)
-            ;
-    }
-
-    return (s - src - 1); /* count does not include NUL */
-}
-
-/*
- * Appends src to string dst of size siz (unlike strncat, siz is the
- * full size of dst, not space left).  At most siz-1 characters
- * will be copied.  Always NUL terminates (unless siz <= strlen(dst)).
- * Returns strlen(src) + MIN(siz, strlen(initial dst)).
- * If retval >= siz, truncation occurred.
- */
-inline size_t strlcat(char *dst, const char *src, size_t siz) {
-    char *d = dst;
-    const char *s = src;
-    size_t n = siz;
-    size_t dlen;
-
-    /* Find the end of dst and adjust bytes left but don't go past end */
-    while (n-- != 0 && *d != '\0')
-        d++;
-    dlen = d - dst;
-    n = siz - dlen;
-
-    if (n == 0) return (dlen + strlen(s));
-    while (*s != '\0') {
-        if (n != 1) {
-            *d++ = *s;
-            n--;
-        }
-        s++;
-    }
-    *d = '\0';
-
-    return (dlen + (s - src)); /* count does not include NUL */
-}
-#endif // BITCOIN_SEEDER_STRLCPY_H