diff --git a/jmclient/jmclient/configure.py b/jmclient/jmclient/configure.py
index ef5c1c0..73d8ba7 100644
--- a/jmclient/jmclient/configure.py
+++ b/jmclient/jmclient/configure.py
@@ -493,15 +493,6 @@ def _get_irc_mchannels_old():
         configs.append(newconfig)
     return configs
 
-
-def get_config_irc_channel(channel_name):
-    channel = "#" + channel_name
-    if get_network() == 'testnet':
-        channel += '-test'
-    elif get_network() == 'signet':
-        channel += '-sig'
-    return channel
-
 class JMPluginService(object):
     """ Allows us to configure on-startup
     any additional service (such as SNICKER).
diff --git a/jmclient/test/test_configure.py b/jmclient/test/test_configure.py
index 4ab50c9..1b34ecd 100644
--- a/jmclient/test/test_configure.py
+++ b/jmclient/test/test_configure.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 '''test configure module.'''
 
 import pytest
-from jmclient import load_test_config, jm_single, get_irc_mchannels
-from jmclient.configure import (get_config_irc_channel,
-                                get_blockchain_interface_instance)
+from jmclient import load_test_config, jm_single
+from jmclient.configure import get_blockchain_interface_instance
 
 
 def test_attribute_dict():
@@ -24,16 +23,6 @@ def test_load_config(tmpdir):
     load_test_config()
 
 
-def test_config_get_irc_channel():
-    load_test_config()
-    channel = "dummy"
-    assert get_config_irc_channel(channel) == "#dummy-test"
-    jm_single().config.set("BLOCKCHAIN", "network", "mainnet")
-    assert get_config_irc_channel(channel) == "#dummy"
-    get_irc_mchannels()
-    load_test_config()
-
-
 def test_blockchain_sources():
     load_test_config()
     for src in ["electrum", "dummy"]: