diff --git a/lib-src/pop.c b/lib-src/pop.c
index 57a5e52..55f2b10 100644
--- a/lib-src/pop.c
+++ b/lib-src/pop.c
@@ -962,13 +962,9 @@ static int have_winsock = 0;
 static int
 socket_connection (char *host, int flags)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_GETADDRINFO
   struct addrinfo *res, *it;
   struct addrinfo hints;
   int ret;
-#else /* !HAVE_GETADDRINFO */
-  struct hostent *hostent;
-#endif
   struct servent *servent;
   struct sockaddr_in addr;
   char found_port = 0;
@@ -1055,7 +1051,6 @@ socket_connection (char *host, int flags)
 
     }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GETADDRINFO
   memset (&hints, 0, sizeof (hints));
   hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
   hints.ai_flags = AI_CANONNAME;
@@ -1087,34 +1082,6 @@ socket_connection (char *host, int flags)
     }
   freeaddrinfo (res);
 
-#else /* !HAVE_GETADDRINFO */
-  do
-    {
-      hostent = gethostbyname (host);
-      try_count++;
-      if ((! hostent) && ((h_errno != TRY_AGAIN) || (try_count == 5)))
-	{
-	  strcpy (pop_error, "Could not determine POP server's address");
-	  return (-1);
-	}
-    } while (! hostent);
-
-  while (*hostent->h_addr_list)
-    {
-      memcpy (&addr.sin_addr, *hostent->h_addr_list, hostent->h_length);
-      if (! connect (sock, (struct sockaddr *) &addr, sizeof (addr)))
-	break;
-      hostent->h_addr_list++;
-    }
-  connect_ok = *hostent->h_addr_list != NULL;
-  if (! connect_ok)
-    {
-      realhost = alloca (strlen (hostent->h_name) + 1);
-      strcpy (realhost, hostent->h_name);
-    }
-
-#endif /* !HAVE_GETADDRINFO */
-
 #define CONNECT_ERROR "Could not connect to POP server: "
 
   if (! connect_ok)
diff --git a/src/conf_post.h b/src/conf_post.h
index 2788abf..b2eb2a2 100644
--- a/src/conf_post.h
+++ b/src/conf_post.h
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ typedef bool bool_bf;
 char *_getpty();
 #endif
 #define INET6 /* Needed for struct sockaddr_in6.  */
-#undef HAVE_GETADDRINFO /* IRIX has getaddrinfo but not struct addrinfo.  */
 #endif /* IRIX6_5 */
 
 #ifdef MSDOS
diff --git a/src/process.c b/src/process.c
index d83e2d2..9a4bedf 100644
--- a/src/process.c
+++ b/src/process.c
@@ -3430,21 +3430,6 @@ connect_network_socket (Lisp_Object proc, Lisp_Object ip_addresses)
 
 }
 
-#ifndef HAVE_GETADDRINFO
-static Lisp_Object
-conv_numerical_to_lisp (unsigned char *number, int length, int port)
-{
-  Lisp_Object address = Fmake_vector (make_number (length + 1), Qnil);
-  struct Lisp_Vector *p = XVECTOR (address);
-
-  p->contents[length] = make_number (port);
-  for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
-    p->contents[i] = make_number (number[i]);
-
-  return address;
-}
-#endif
-
 /* Create a network stream/datagram client/server process.  Treated
    exactly like a normal process when reading and writing.  Primary
    differences are in status display and process deletion.  A network
@@ -3615,11 +3600,9 @@ usage: (make-network-process &rest ARGS)  */)
   Lisp_Object proc;
   Lisp_Object contact;
   struct Lisp_Process *p;
-#if defined HAVE_GETADDRINFO || defined HAVE_GETADDRINFO_A
   const char *portstring;
   ptrdiff_t portstringlen ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED;
   char portbuf[INT_BUFSIZE_BOUND (EMACS_INT)];
-#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_LOCAL_SOCKETS
   struct sockaddr_un address_un;
 #endif
@@ -3690,7 +3673,7 @@ usage: (make-network-process &rest ARGS)  */)
   tem = Fplist_get (contact, QCfamily);
   if (NILP (tem))
     {
-#if defined (HAVE_GETADDRINFO) && defined (AF_INET6)
+#ifdef AF_INET6
       family = AF_UNSPEC;
 #else
       family = AF_INET;
@@ -3762,7 +3745,6 @@ usage: (make-network-process &rest ARGS)  */)
     }
 #endif
 
-#if defined HAVE_GETADDRINFO || defined HAVE_GETADDRINFO_A
   if (!NILP (host))
     {
       /* SERVICE can either be a string or int.
@@ -3784,7 +3766,6 @@ usage: (make-network-process &rest ARGS)  */)
 	  portstringlen = SBYTES (service);
 	}
     }
-#endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GETADDRINFO_A
   if (!NILP (host) && !NILP (Fplist_get (contact, QCnowait)))
@@ -3816,7 +3797,6 @@ usage: (make-network-process &rest ARGS)  */)
     }
 #endif /* HAVE_GETADDRINFO_A */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_GETADDRINFO
   /* If we have a host, use getaddrinfo to resolve both host and service.
      Otherwise, use getservbyname to lookup the service.  */
 
@@ -3860,7 +3840,6 @@ usage: (make-network-process &rest ARGS)  */)
 
       goto open_socket;
     }
-#endif /* HAVE_GETADDRINFO */
 
   /* We end up here if getaddrinfo is not defined, or in case no hostname
      has been specified (e.g. for a local server process).  */
@@ -3899,47 +3878,6 @@ usage: (make-network-process &rest ARGS)  */)
       xsignal1 (Qerror, CALLN (Fformat, unknown_service, service));
     }
 
-#ifndef HAVE_GETADDRINFO
-  if (!NILP (host))
-    {
-      struct hostent *host_info_ptr;
-      unsigned char *addr;
-      int addrlen;
-
-      /* gethostbyname may fail with TRY_AGAIN, but we don't honor that,
-	 as it may `hang' Emacs for a very long time.  */
-      immediate_quit = 1;
-      QUIT;
-
-#ifdef HAVE_RES_INIT
-      res_init ();
-#endif
-
-      host_info_ptr = gethostbyname ((const char *) SDATA (host));
-      immediate_quit = 0;
-
-      if (host_info_ptr)
-	{
-	  addr = (unsigned char *) host_info_ptr->h_addr;
-	  addrlen = host_info_ptr->h_length;
-	}
-      else
-	/* Attempt to interpret host as numeric inet address.  This
-	   only works for IPv4 addresses. */
-	{
-	  unsigned long numeric_addr = inet_addr (SSDATA (host));
-
-	  if (numeric_addr == -1)
-	    error ("Unknown host \"%s\"", SDATA (host));
-
-	  addr = (unsigned char *) &numeric_addr;
-	  addrlen = 4;
-	}
-
-      ip_addresses = list1 (conv_numerical_to_lisp (addr, addrlen, port));
-    }
-#endif /* not HAVE_GETADDRINFO */
-
  open_socket:
 
   if (!NILP (buffer))