diff --git a/src/net/address-converter.cpp b/src/net/address-converter.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 05936b0..0000000
--- a/src/net/address-converter.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Regents of the University of California,
- *                         Arizona Board of Regents,
- *                         Colorado State University,
- *                         University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
- *                         Washington University in St. Louis,
- *                         Beijing Institute of Technology,
- *                         The University of Memphis.
- *
- * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
- *
- * ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
- * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
- * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * ndn-cxx library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
- * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
- * PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
- * General Public License along with ndn-cxx, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
- * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
- */
-
-#include "address-converter.hpp"
-
-namespace ndn {
-namespace ip {
-
-boost::asio::ip::address
-addressFromString(const std::string& address, boost::system::error_code& ec)
-{
-  return boost::asio::ip::address::from_string(address, ec);
-}
-
-boost::asio::ip::address
-addressFromString(const std::string& address)
-{
-  return boost::asio::ip::address::from_string(address);
-}
-
-boost::asio::ip::address_v6
-addressV6FromString(const std::string& address, boost::system::error_code& ec)
-{
-  return boost::asio::ip::address_v6::from_string(address, ec);
-}
-
-boost::asio::ip::address_v6
-addressV6FromString(const std::string& address)
-{
-  return boost::asio::ip::address_v6::from_string(address);
-}
-
-} // namespace ip
-} // namespace ndn
diff --git a/src/net/address-converter.hpp b/src/net/address-converter.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ea945e..0000000
--- a/src/net/address-converter.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Regents of the University of California,
- *                         Arizona Board of Regents,
- *                         Colorado State University,
- *                         University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
- *                         Washington University in St. Louis,
- *                         Beijing Institute of Technology,
- *                         The University of Memphis.
- *
- * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
- *
- * ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
- * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
- * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * ndn-cxx library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
- * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
- * PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
- * General Public License along with ndn-cxx, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
- * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
- */
-
-#ifndef NDN_NET_ADDRESS_CONVERTER_HPP
-#define NDN_NET_ADDRESS_CONVERTER_HPP
-
-#include "../common.hpp"
-
-#include <boost/asio/ip/address.hpp>
-#include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>
-
-namespace ndn {
-namespace ip {
-
-/**
- * \brief parse and convert the input string into an IP address
- *
- * \param str the string to parse
- *
- * \return the converted IP address
- * \throw boost::system::system_error in case of failure
- */
-[[deprecated("use boost::asio::ip::address::from_string")]]
-boost::asio::ip::address
-addressFromString(const std::string& str);
-
-/**
- * \brief parse and convert the input string into an IP address
- *
- * \param str the string to parse
- * \param ec the error code of failure in conversion
- *
- * \return the converted IP address, or a default-constructed
- *         `boost::asio::ip::address` in case of failure
- */
-[[deprecated("use boost::asio::ip::address::from_string")]]
-boost::asio::ip::address
-addressFromString(const std::string& str, boost::system::error_code& ec);
-
-/**
- * \brief parse and convert the input string into an IPv6 address
- *
- * \param str the string to parse
- *
- * \return the converted IPv6 address
- * \throw boost::system::system_error in case of failure
- */
-[[deprecated("use boost::asio::ip::address_v6::from_string")]]
-boost::asio::ip::address_v6
-addressV6FromString(const std::string& str);
-
-/**
- * \brief parse and convert the input string into an IPv6 address
- *
- * \param str the string to parse
- * \param ec the error code of failure in conversion
- *
- * \return the converted IPv6 address, or a default-constructed
- *         `boost::asio::ip::address_v6` in case of failure
- */
-[[deprecated("use boost::asio::ip::address_v6::from_string")]]
-boost::asio::ip::address_v6
-addressV6FromString(const std::string& str, boost::system::error_code& ec);
-
-} // namespace ip
-} // namespace ndn
-
-#endif // NDN_NET_ADDRESS_CONVERTER_HPP
diff --git a/src/net/face-uri.cpp b/src/net/face-uri.cpp
index dc70760..a0d6934 100644
--- a/src/net/face-uri.cpp
+++ b/src/net/face-uri.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "face-uri.hpp"
-
-#include "address-converter.hpp"
 #include "dns.hpp"
 #include "util/string-helper.hpp"
 
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/net/address-converter.t.cpp b/tests/unit-tests/net/address-converter.t.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index f77c541..0000000
--- a/tests/unit-tests/net/address-converter.t.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,145 +0,0 @@
-/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Regents of the University of California,
- *                         Arizona Board of Regents,
- *                         Colorado State University,
- *                         University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
- *                         Washington University in St. Louis,
- *                         Beijing Institute of Technology,
- *                         The University of Memphis.
- *
- * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
- *
- * ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
- * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
- * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * ndn-cxx library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
- * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
- * PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
- * General Public License along with ndn-cxx, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
- * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
- */
-
-#include "net/address-converter.hpp"
-
-#include "boost-test.hpp"
-#include "collect-netifs.hpp"
-
-namespace ndn {
-namespace ip {
-namespace tests {
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(Net)
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestAddressConverter)
-
-#define CHECK_IPV6_ADDRESS(address, string, scope) do {                 \
-    auto addrV6 = boost::asio::ip::address_v6::from_string(string);     \
-    addrV6.scope_id(scope);                                             \
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(address, addrV6);                                 \
-} while (false)
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(AddressFromString)
-{
-  boost::asio::ip::address addr;
-  boost::system::error_code ec;
-
-  // empty string
-  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(addressFromString(""), boost::system::system_error);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(addressFromString("", ec), addr);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ec, boost::system::errc::invalid_argument);
-
-  // IPv4 address
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(addressFromString("192.168.0.1", ec),
-                    boost::asio::ip::address::from_string("192.168.0.1"));
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ec, boost::system::errc::success);
-
-  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(addressFromString("192.168.0"), boost::system::system_error);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(addressFromString("192.168.0", ec), addr);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ec, boost::system::errc::invalid_argument);
-
-  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(addressFromString("192.168.0.1%"), boost::system::system_error);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(addressFromString("192.168.0.1%", ec), addr);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ec, boost::system::errc::invalid_argument);
-
-  // regular IPv6 address
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(addressFromString("2001:db8::1", ec),
-                    boost::asio::ip::address::from_string("2001:db8::1"));
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ec, boost::system::errc::success);
-
-  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(addressFromString("2001:db8:::"), boost::system::system_error);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(addressFromString("2001:db8:::", ec), addr);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ec, boost::system::errc::invalid_argument);
-
-  // link-local IPv6 address
-  const auto& networkInterfaces = net::tests::collectNetworkInterfaces();
-  if (!networkInterfaces.empty()) {
-    const auto& netif = networkInterfaces.front();
-    CHECK_IPV6_ADDRESS(addressFromString("fe80::1%" + netif->getName(), ec).to_v6(),
-                       "fe80::1", netif->getIndex());
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ec, boost::system::errc::success);
-  }
-}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(AddressV6FromString)
-{
-  boost::asio::ip::address_v6 addr;
-  boost::system::error_code ec;
-
-  // empty string
-  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(addressV6FromString(""), boost::system::system_error);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(addressV6FromString("", ec), addr);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ec, boost::system::errc::invalid_argument);
-
-  // IPv4 address
-  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(addressV6FromString("192.168.0.1"), boost::system::system_error);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(addressV6FromString("192.168.0.1", ec), addr);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ec, boost::system::errc::invalid_argument);
-
-  // regular IPv6 addresses
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(addressV6FromString("2001:db8::1", ec),
-                    boost::asio::ip::address_v6::from_string("2001:db8::1", ec));
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ec, boost::system::errc::success);
-
-  BOOST_CHECK_THROW(addressV6FromString("2001:db8:::"), boost::system::system_error);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(addressV6FromString("2001:db8:::", ec), addr);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ec, boost::system::errc::invalid_argument);
-
-
-  const auto& networkInterfaces = net::tests::collectNetworkInterfaces();
-  if (!networkInterfaces.empty()) {
-    const auto& netif = networkInterfaces.front();
-    auto index = netif->getIndex();
-
-    CHECK_IPV6_ADDRESS(addressV6FromString("fe80::1%" + netif->getName(), ec), "fe80::1", index);
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ec, boost::system::errc::success);
-
-    CHECK_IPV6_ADDRESS(addressV6FromString("fe80::1%" + to_string(index), ec), "fe80::1", index);
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ec, boost::system::errc::success);
-  }
-
-  int invalidIndex = 0;
-  for (const auto& netif : networkInterfaces) {
-    invalidIndex += netif->getIndex();
-  }
-
-  // an invalid interface name will lead to a default scope id (i.e. 0) which means no scope
-  CHECK_IPV6_ADDRESS(addressV6FromString("fe80::1%NotAnInterface", ec), "fe80::1", 0);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ec, boost::system::errc::success);
-
-  // supplying an interface index in the string won't trigger any checks on its validity
-  CHECK_IPV6_ADDRESS(addressV6FromString("fe80::1%" + to_string(invalidIndex), ec),
-                     "fe80::1", invalidIndex);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(ec, boost::system::errc::success);
-}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // TestAddressConverter
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END() // Net
-
-} // namespace tests
-} // namespace ip
-} // namespace ndn