diff --git a/scheme/lib/sunet-utilities.scm b/scheme/lib/sunet-utilities.scm
index 81a9660..4eb882b 100644
--- a/scheme/lib/sunet-utilities.scm
+++ b/scheme/lib/sunet-utilities.scm
@@ -5,23 +5,14 @@
 ;;; For copyright information, see the file COPYING which comes with
 ;;; the distribution.
 
-;;; interpolate hostname/IP address and portnumber from our request's net connection.
-;;; return host as string and portnumber as integer.
-(define (get-socket-hostname-and-portnumber req)
-  (let ((addr (socket-local-address (request-socket req))))
-    (with-fatal-error-handler
-     (lambda (c more)
-       (call-with-values (lambda ()(socket-address->internet-address addr))
-	 (lambda (ipaddr portnum) (values (format-internet-host-address ipaddr) portnum))))
-     (values (host-info:name (host-info addr)) (service-info:port (service-info addr))))))
- 
 ;; interpolate host info from our request's net connection.
-;; return string "foo.bar.org:7777" or "134.2.12.72:7777"
+;; return string. Example: "134.2.12.72:7777"
 (define (get-socket-host-string req)
-  (call-with-values
-      (lambda () (get-socket-hostname-and-portnumber req))
-    (lambda (host portnum) (string-append host ":" (number->string portnum)))))
-	  
+  (let ((addr (socket-local-address (request-socket req))))
+    (call-with-values 
+	(lambda ()(socket-address->internet-address addr))
+      (lambda (ipaddr portnum) 
+	(string-append (format-internet-host-address ipaddr) ":" (number->string portnum))))))
 
 ;;; interpolate hostname or IP address from socket local address. return a string
 (define (host-name-or-ip addr)
diff --git a/scheme/packages.scm b/scheme/packages.scm
index 32490d9..3d53e80 100644
--- a/scheme/packages.scm
+++ b/scheme/packages.scm
@@ -238,8 +238,7 @@
 	  format-port))
 
 (define-interface sunet-utilities-interface
-  (export get-socket-hostname-and-portnumber
-	  get-socket-host-string
+  (export get-socket-host-string
 	  host-name-or-ip
 	  on-interrupt
 	  socket-address->string