diff --git a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
index 5a98c5ede5..f89a928aba 100644
--- a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 #
 #            Nim's Runtime Library
-#        (c) Copyright 2016 Dominik Picheta, Andreas Rumpf
+#        (c) Copyright 2019 Nim Contributors
 #
 #    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
 #    distribution, for details about the copyright.
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 ##    let client = newHttpClient(maxRedirects = 0)
 ##
 
-import net, strutils, uri, parseutils, strtabs, base64, os, mimetypes,
+import net, strutils, uri, parseutils, base64, os, mimetypes,
   math, random, httpcore, times, tables, streams, std/monotimes
 import asyncnet, asyncdispatch, asyncfile
 import nativesockets
@@ -276,134 +276,6 @@ proc fileError(msg: string) =
   e.msg = msg
   raise e
 
-proc parseChunks(s: Socket, timeout: int): string =
-  result = ""
-  var ri = 0
-  while true:
-    var chunkSizeStr = ""
-    var chunkSize = 0
-    s.readLine(chunkSizeStr, timeout)
-    var i = 0
-    if chunkSizeStr == "":
-      httpError("Server terminated connection prematurely")
-    while i < chunkSizeStr.len:
-      case chunkSizeStr[i]
-      of '0'..'9':
-        chunkSize = chunkSize shl 4 or (ord(chunkSizeStr[i]) - ord('0'))
-      of 'a'..'f':
-        chunkSize = chunkSize shl 4 or (ord(chunkSizeStr[i]) - ord('a') + 10)
-      of 'A'..'F':
-        chunkSize = chunkSize shl 4 or (ord(chunkSizeStr[i]) - ord('A') + 10)
-      of ';':
-        # http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-3.6.1
-        # We don't care about chunk-extensions.
-        break
-      else:
-        httpError("Invalid chunk size: " & chunkSizeStr)
-      inc(i)
-    if chunkSize <= 0:
-      s.skip(2, timeout) # Skip \c\L
-      break
-    result.setLen(ri+chunkSize)
-    var bytesRead = 0
-    while bytesRead != chunkSize:
-      let ret = recv(s, addr(result[ri]), chunkSize-bytesRead, timeout)
-      ri += ret
-      bytesRead += ret
-    s.skip(2, timeout) # Skip \c\L
-    # Trailer headers will only be sent if the request specifies that we want
-    # them: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-3.6.1
-
-proc parseBody(s: Socket, headers: HttpHeaders, httpVersion: string, timeout: int): string =
-  result = ""
-  if headers.getOrDefault"Transfer-Encoding" == "chunked":
-    result = parseChunks(s, timeout)
-  else:
-    # -REGION- Content-Length
-    # (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-4.4) NR.3
-    var contentLengthHeader = headers.getOrDefault"Content-Length"
-    if contentLengthHeader != "":
-      var length = contentLengthHeader.parseInt()
-      if length > 0:
-        result = newString(length)
-        var received = 0
-        while true:
-          if received >= length: break
-          let r = s.recv(addr(result[received]), length-received, timeout)
-          if r == 0: break
-          received += r
-        if received != length:
-          httpError("Got invalid content length. Expected: " & $length &
-                    " got: " & $received)
-    else:
-      # (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-4.4) NR.4 TODO
-
-      # -REGION- Connection: Close
-      # (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616#section-4.4) NR.5
-      let implicitConnectionClose =
-        httpVersion == "1.0" or
-        # This doesn't match the HTTP spec, but it fixes issues for non-conforming servers.
-        (httpVersion == "1.1" and headers.getOrDefault"Connection" == "")
-      if headers.getOrDefault"Connection" == "close" or implicitConnectionClose:
-        var buf = ""
-        while true:
-          buf = newString(4000)
-          let r = s.recv(addr(buf[0]), 4000, timeout)
-          if r == 0: break
-          buf.setLen(r)
-          result.add(buf)
-
-proc parseResponse(s: Socket, getBody: bool, timeout: int): Response =
-  new result
-  var parsedStatus = false
-  var linei = 0
-  var fullyRead = false
-  var line = ""
-  result.headers = newHttpHeaders()
-  while true:
-    line = ""
-    linei = 0
-    s.readLine(line, timeout)
-    if line == "": break # We've been disconnected.
-    if line == "\c\L":
-      fullyRead = true
-      break
-    if not parsedStatus:
-      # Parse HTTP version info and status code.
-      var le = skipIgnoreCase(line, "HTTP/", linei)
-      if le <= 0: httpError("invalid http version")
-      inc(linei, le)
-      le = skipIgnoreCase(line, "1.1", linei)
-      if le > 0: result.version = "1.1"
-      else:
-        le = skipIgnoreCase(line, "1.0", linei)
-        if le <= 0: httpError("unsupported http version")
-        result.version = "1.0"
-      inc(linei, le)
-      # Status code
-      linei.inc skipWhitespace(line, linei)
-      result.status = line[linei .. ^1]
-      parsedStatus = true
-    else:
-      # Parse headers
-      var name = ""
-      var le = parseUntil(line, name, ':', linei)
-      if le <= 0: httpError("invalid headers")
-      inc(linei, le)
-      if line[linei] != ':': httpError("invalid headers")
-      inc(linei) # Skip :
-
-      result.headers.add(name, line[linei.. ^1].strip())
-      # Ensure the server isn't trying to DoS us.
-      if result.headers.len > headerLimit:
-        httpError("too many headers")
-
-  if not fullyRead:
-    httpError("Connection was closed before full request has been made")
-  if getBody:
-    result.body = parseBody(s, result.headers, result.version, timeout)
-  else:
-    result.body = ""
 
 when not defined(ssl):
   type SSLContext = ref object