diff --git a/src/util/util.go b/src/util/util.go
index 06c2d2d4..507426d0 100644
--- a/src/util/util.go
+++ b/src/util/util.go
@@ -5,35 +5,9 @@ package util
 // These are misc. utility functions that didn't really fit anywhere else
 
 import (
-	"runtime"
-	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
 
-// Yield just executes runtime.Gosched(), and is included so we don't need to explicitly import runtime elsewhere.
-func Yield() {
-	runtime.Gosched()
-}
-
-// LockThread executes runtime.LockOSThread(), and is included so we don't need to explicitly import runtime elsewhere.
-func LockThread() {
-	runtime.LockOSThread()
-}
-
-// UnlockThread executes runtime.UnlockOSThread(), and is included so we don't need to explicitly import runtime elsewhere.
-func UnlockThread() {
-	runtime.UnlockOSThread()
-}
-
-// ResizeBytes returns a slice of the specified length. If the provided slice has sufficient capacity, it will be resized and returned rather than allocating a new slice.
-func ResizeBytes(bs []byte, length int) []byte {
-	if cap(bs) >= length {
-		return bs[:length]
-	}
-	return make([]byte, length)
-}
-
 // TimerStop stops a timer and makes sure the channel is drained, returns true if the timer was stopped before firing.
 func TimerStop(t *time.Timer) bool {
 	stopped := t.Stop()
@@ -61,70 +35,3 @@ func FuncTimeout(timeout time.Duration, f func()) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 }
-
-// Difference loops over two strings and returns the elements of A which do not appear in B.
-// This is somewhat useful when needing to determine which elements of a configuration file have changed.
-func Difference(a, b []string) []string {
-	ab := []string{}
-	mb := map[string]bool{}
-	for _, x := range b {
-		mb[x] = true
-	}
-	for _, x := range a {
-		if !mb[x] {
-			ab = append(ab, x)
-		}
-	}
-	return ab
-}
-
-// DecodeCoordString decodes a string representing coordinates in [1 2 3] format
-// and returns a []uint64.
-func DecodeCoordString(in string) (out []uint64) {
-	s := strings.Trim(in, "[]")
-	t := strings.Split(s, " ")
-	for _, a := range t {
-		if u, err := strconv.ParseUint(a, 0, 64); err == nil {
-			out = append(out, u)
-		}
-	}
-	return out
-}
-
-// GetFlowKey takes an IP packet as an argument and returns some information about the traffic flow.
-// For IPv4 packets, this is derived from the source and destination protocol and port numbers.
-// For IPv6 packets, this is derived from the FlowLabel field of the packet if this was set, otherwise it's handled like IPv4.
-// The FlowKey is then used internally by Yggdrasil for congestion control.
-func GetFlowKey(bs []byte) uint64 {
-	// Work out the flowkey - this is used to determine which switch queue
-	// traffic will be pushed to in the event of congestion
-	var flowkey uint64
-	// Get the IP protocol version from the packet
-	switch bs[0] & 0xf0 {
-	case 0x40: // IPv4 packet
-		ihl := (bs[0] & 0x0f) * 4 // whole IPv4 header length (min 20)
-		// 8 is minimum UDP packet length
-		if ihl >= 20 && len(bs)-int(ihl) >= 8 {
-			switch bs[9] /* protocol */ {
-			case 0x06 /* TCP */, 0x11 /* UDP */, 0x84 /* SCTP */ :
-				flowkey = uint64(bs[9])<<32 /* proto */ |
-					uint64(bs[ihl+0])<<24 | uint64(bs[ihl+1])<<16 /* sport */ |
-					uint64(bs[ihl+2])<<8 | uint64(bs[ihl+3]) /* dport */
-			}
-		}
-	case 0x60: // IPv6 packet
-		// Check if the flowlabel was specified in the packet header
-		flowkey = uint64(bs[1]&0x0f)<<16 | uint64(bs[2])<<8 | uint64(bs[3])
-		// If the flowlabel isn't present, make protokey from proto | sport | dport
-		// if the packet meets minimum UDP packet length
-		if flowkey == 0 && len(bs) >= 48 {
-			switch bs[9] /* protocol */ {
-			case 0x06 /* TCP */, 0x11 /* UDP */, 0x84 /* SCTP */ :
-				flowkey = uint64(bs[6])<<32 /* proto */ |
-					uint64(bs[40])<<24 | uint64(bs[41])<<16 /* sport */ |
-					uint64(bs[42])<<8 | uint64(bs[43]) /* dport */
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return flowkey
-}
diff --git a/src/util/workerpool.go b/src/util/workerpool.go
deleted file mode 100644
index fd37f397..00000000
--- a/src/util/workerpool.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-package util
-
-import "runtime"
-
-var workerPool chan func()
-
-func init() {
-	maxProcs := runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0)
-	if maxProcs < 1 {
-		maxProcs = 1
-	}
-	workerPool = make(chan func(), maxProcs)
-	for idx := 0; idx < maxProcs; idx++ {
-		go func() {
-			for f := range workerPool {
-				f()
-			}
-		}()
-	}
-}
-
-// WorkerGo submits a job to a pool of GOMAXPROCS worker goroutines.
-// This is meant for short non-blocking functions f() where you could just go f(),
-// but you want some kind of backpressure to prevent spawning endless goroutines.
-// WorkerGo returns as soon as the function is queued to run, not when it finishes.
-// In Yggdrasil, these workers are used for certain cryptographic operations.
-func WorkerGo(f func()) {
-	workerPool <- f
-}