diff --git a/spinnman/transceiver/transceiver.py b/spinnman/transceiver/transceiver.py
index 5f58a9b7c..b1a62f6a9 100644
--- a/spinnman/transceiver/transceiver.py
+++ b/spinnman/transceiver/transceiver.py
@@ -89,71 +89,6 @@
 _EXECUTABLE_ADDRESS = 0x67800000
 
 
-def create_transceiver_from_hostname(
-        hostname, version, bmp_connection_data=None, number_of_boards=None,
-        auto_detect_bmp=False):
-    """
-    Create a Transceiver by creating a :py:class:`~.UDPConnection` to the
-    given hostname on port 17893 (the default SCAMP port), and a
-    :py:class:`~.BootConnection` on port 54321 (the default boot port),
-    optionally discovering any additional links using the UDPConnection,
-    and then returning the transceiver created with the conjunction of
-    the created UDPConnection and the discovered connections.
-
-    :param hostname: The hostname or IP address of the board or `None` if
-        only the BMP connections are of interest
-    :type hostname: str or None
-    :param number_of_boards: a number of boards expected to be supported, or
-        ``None``, which defaults to a single board
-    :type number_of_boards: int or None
-    :param int version: the type of SpiNNaker board used within the SpiNNaker
-        machine being used. If a Spinn-5 board, then the version will be 5,
-        Spinn-3 would equal 3 and so on.
-    :param BMPConnectionData bmp_connection_data:
-        the details of the BMP connections used to boot multi-board systems
-    :param bool auto_detect_bmp:
-        ``True`` if the BMP of version 4 or 5 boards should be
-        automatically determined from the board IP address
-    :param scamp_connections:
-        the list of connections used for SCAMP communications
-    :return: The created transceiver
-    :rtype: Transceiver
-    :raise SpinnmanIOException:
-        If there is an error communicating with the board
-    :raise SpinnmanInvalidPacketException:
-        If a packet is received that is not in the valid format
-    :raise SpinnmanInvalidParameterException:
-        If a packet is received that has invalid parameters
-    :raise SpinnmanUnexpectedResponseCodeException:
-        If a response indicates an error during the exchange
-    """
-    if hostname is not None:
-        logger.info("Creating transceiver for {}", hostname)
-    connections = list()
-
-    # if no BMP has been supplied, but the board is a spinn4 or a spinn5
-    # machine, then an assumption can be made that the BMP is at -1 on the
-    # final value of the IP address
-    if (version >= 4 and auto_detect_bmp is True and
-            (bmp_connection_data is None or not bmp_connection_data)):
-        bmp_connection_data = [
-            work_out_bmp_from_machine_details(hostname, number_of_boards)]
-
-    # handle BMP connections
-    if bmp_connection_data is not None:
-        bmp_connection = BMPConnection(bmp_connection_data)
-        connections.append(bmp_connection)
-        logger.info("Transceiver using BMP: {}",
-                    bmp_connection.remote_ip_address)
-
-    connections.append(SCAMPConnection(remote_host=hostname))
-
-    # handle the boot connection
-    connections.append(BootConnection(remote_host=hostname))
-
-    return Transceiver(version, connections=connections)
-
-
 class Transceiver(AbstractContextManager):
     """
     An encapsulation of various communications with the SpiNNaker board.