diff --git a/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_vmwareapi.py b/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_vmwareapi.py
index da9ed1467c..dd1a0e923e 100644
--- a/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_vmwareapi.py
+++ b/nova/tests/virt/vmwareapi/test_vmwareapi.py
@@ -216,12 +216,6 @@ class VMwareAPIVMTestCase(test.TestCase):
         instances = self.conn.list_instances()
         self.assertEquals(len(instances), 1)
 
-    def test_list_interfaces(self):
-        self._create_vm()
-        interfaces = self.conn.list_interfaces(1)
-        self.assertEquals(len(interfaces), 1)
-        self.assertEquals(interfaces[0], 4000)
-
     def test_spawn(self):
         self._create_vm()
         info = self.conn.get_info({'name': 1})
diff --git a/nova/virt/vmwareapi/driver.py b/nova/virt/vmwareapi/driver.py
index 9169131878..1cdaee2f5e 100755
--- a/nova/virt/vmwareapi/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/vmwareapi/driver.py
@@ -329,16 +329,6 @@ class VMwareESXDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
         """Unplug VIFs from networks."""
         self._vmops.unplug_vifs(instance, network_info)
 
-    def list_interfaces(self, instance_name):
-        """
-        Return the IDs of all the virtual network interfaces attached to the
-        specified instance, as a list.  These IDs are opaque to the caller
-        (they are only useful for giving back to this layer as a parameter to
-        interface_stats).  These IDs only need to be unique for a given
-        instance.
-        """
-        return self._vmops.list_interfaces(instance_name)
-
 
 class VMwareVCDriver(VMwareESXDriver):
     """The ESX host connection object."""
diff --git a/nova/virt/vmwareapi/vmops.py b/nova/virt/vmwareapi/vmops.py
index 3d6ef86af9..23c85025b4 100644
--- a/nova/virt/vmwareapi/vmops.py
+++ b/nova/virt/vmwareapi/vmops.py
@@ -1323,28 +1323,3 @@ class VMwareVMOps(object):
     def unplug_vifs(self, instance, network_info):
         """Unplug VIFs from networks."""
         pass
-
-    def list_interfaces(self, instance_name):
-        """
-        Return the IDs of all the virtual network interfaces attached to the
-        specified instance, as a list.  These IDs are opaque to the caller
-        (they are only useful for giving back to this layer as a parameter to
-        interface_stats).  These IDs only need to be unique for a given
-        instance.
-        """
-        vm_ref = vm_util.get_vm_ref_from_name(self._session, instance_name)
-        if vm_ref is None:
-            raise exception.InstanceNotFound(instance_id=instance_name)
-
-        interfaces = []
-        # Get the virtual network interfaces attached to the VM
-        hardware_devices = self._session._call_method(vim_util,
-                    "get_dynamic_property", vm_ref,
-                    "VirtualMachine", "config.hardware.device")
-
-        for device in hardware_devices:
-            if device.__class__.__name__ in ["VirtualE1000", "VirtualE1000e",
-                "VirtualPCNet32", "VirtualVmxnet"]:
-                interfaces.append(device.key)
-
-        return interfaces