diff --git a/core/java/src/net/i2p/client/naming/LookupDest.java b/core/java/src/net/i2p/client/naming/LookupDest.java
index 9c3274a01..d6b311163 100644
--- a/core/java/src/net/i2p/client/naming/LookupDest.java
+++ b/core/java/src/net/i2p/client/naming/LookupDest.java
@@ -96,23 +96,6 @@ public class LookupDest {
         return rv;
     }
 
-    private static boolean deleteHostname(I2PAppContext ctx, String hostname) {
-        try {
-            Destination dest = lookupHostname(I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext(), hostname);
-            if (dest == null)
-                System.err.println("Destination not found!");
-            else {
-                NamingService ns = I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext().namingService();
-                if (ns != null)
-                    return ns.remove(hostname, dest);
-                System.err.print("ns is null");
-            }
-        } catch (I2PSessionException ise) {
-            ise.printStackTrace();
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
     /**
      * @since 0.9.40 split out from above
      */
@@ -147,22 +130,14 @@ public class LookupDest {
             System.err.println("Usage: LookupDest hostname|b32");
             System.exit(1);
         }
-        if (args[0].length() == 1) {
-            try {
-                Destination dest = lookupHostname(I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext(), args[0]);
-                if (dest == null)
-                    System.err.println("Destination not found!");
-                else
-                    System.out.println(dest.toBase64());
-            } catch (I2PSessionException ise) {
-                ise.printStackTrace();
-            }
+        try {
+            Destination dest = lookupHostname(I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext(), args[0]);
+            if (dest == null)
+                System.err.println("Destination not found!");
+            else
+                System.out.println(dest.toBase64());
+        } catch (I2PSessionException ise) {
+            ise.printStackTrace();
         }
-        if (args[0].length() == 2) {
-            if (args[0] == "-d") { 
-                deleteHostname(I2PAppContext.getGlobalContext(), args[1]);
-            }
-        }
-
     }
 }