Index: uspace/srv/vfs/vfs.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/srv/vfs/vfs.c	(revision 71717609ad839bc0a9376e3b86af0681295db668)
+++ uspace/srv/vfs/vfs.c	(revision b33ec435b399c93c963dd892300dc1f6c5dac41e)
@@ -83,7 +83,4 @@
 			vfs_open(callid, &call);
 			break;
-		case VFS_IN_OPEN_NODE:
-			vfs_open_node(callid, &call);
-			break;
 		case VFS_IN_CLOSE:
 			vfs_close(callid, &call);
Index: uspace/srv/vfs/vfs.h
===================================================================
--- uspace/srv/vfs/vfs.h	(revision 71717609ad839bc0a9376e3b86af0681295db668)
+++ uspace/srv/vfs/vfs.h	(revision b33ec435b399c93c963dd892300dc1f6c5dac41e)
@@ -175,5 +175,4 @@
 extern int vfs_lookup_internal(char *, int, vfs_lookup_res_t *,
     vfs_pair_t *, ...);
-extern int vfs_open_node_internal(vfs_lookup_res_t *);
 
 extern bool vfs_nodes_init(void);
@@ -204,5 +203,4 @@
 extern void vfs_unmount(ipc_callid_t, ipc_call_t *);
 extern void vfs_open(ipc_callid_t, ipc_call_t *);
-extern void vfs_open_node(ipc_callid_t, ipc_call_t *);
 extern void vfs_sync(ipc_callid_t, ipc_call_t *);
 extern void vfs_dup(ipc_callid_t, ipc_call_t *);
Index: uspace/srv/vfs/vfs_lookup.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/srv/vfs/vfs_lookup.c	(revision 71717609ad839bc0a9376e3b86af0681295db668)
+++ uspace/srv/vfs/vfs_lookup.c	(revision b33ec435b399c93c963dd892300dc1f6c5dac41e)
@@ -201,37 +201,4 @@
 }
 
-/** Perform a node open operation.
- *
- * @return EOK on success or an error code from errno.h.
- *
- */
-int vfs_open_node_internal(vfs_lookup_res_t *result)
-{
-	async_exch_t *exch = vfs_exchange_grab(result->triplet.fs_handle);
-	
-	ipc_call_t answer;
-	aid_t req = async_send_2(exch, VFS_OUT_OPEN_NODE,
-	    (sysarg_t) result->triplet.devmap_handle,
-	    (sysarg_t) result->triplet.index, &answer);
-	
-	sysarg_t rc;
-	async_wait_for(req, &rc);
-	vfs_exchange_release(exch);
-	
-	if (rc == EOK) {
-		result->size =
-		    MERGE_LOUP32(IPC_GET_ARG1(answer), IPC_GET_ARG2(answer));
-		result->lnkcnt = (unsigned int) IPC_GET_ARG3(answer);
-		if (IPC_GET_ARG4(answer) & L_FILE)
-			result->type = VFS_NODE_FILE;
-		else if (IPC_GET_ARG4(answer) & L_DIRECTORY)
-			result->type = VFS_NODE_DIRECTORY;
-		else
-			result->type = VFS_NODE_UNKNOWN;
-	}
-	
-	return rc;
-}
-
 /**
  * @}
Index: uspace/srv/vfs/vfs_ops.c
===================================================================
--- uspace/srv/vfs/vfs_ops.c	(revision 71717609ad839bc0a9376e3b86af0681295db668)
+++ uspace/srv/vfs/vfs_ops.c	(revision b33ec435b399c93c963dd892300dc1f6c5dac41e)
@@ -618,77 +618,4 @@
 }
 
-void vfs_open_node(ipc_callid_t rid, ipc_call_t *request)
-{
-	// FIXME: check for sanity of the supplied fs, dev and index
-	
-	/*
-	 * The interface is open_node(fs, dev, index, oflag).
-	 */
-	vfs_lookup_res_t lr;
-	
-	lr.triplet.fs_handle = IPC_GET_ARG1(*request);
-	lr.triplet.devmap_handle = IPC_GET_ARG2(*request);
-	lr.triplet.index = IPC_GET_ARG3(*request);
-	int oflag = IPC_GET_ARG4(*request);
-	
-	fibril_rwlock_read_lock(&namespace_rwlock);
-	
-	int rc = vfs_open_node_internal(&lr);
-	if (rc != EOK) {
-		fibril_rwlock_read_unlock(&namespace_rwlock);
-		async_answer_0(rid, rc);
-		return;
-	}
-	
-	vfs_node_t *node = vfs_node_get(&lr);
-	fibril_rwlock_read_unlock(&namespace_rwlock);
-	
-	/* Truncate the file if requested and if necessary. */
-	if (oflag & O_TRUNC) {
-		fibril_rwlock_write_lock(&node->contents_rwlock);
-		if (node->size) {
-			rc = vfs_truncate_internal(node->fs_handle,
-			    node->devmap_handle, node->index, 0);
-			if (rc) {
-				fibril_rwlock_write_unlock(&node->contents_rwlock);
-				vfs_node_put(node);
-				async_answer_0(rid, rc);
-				return;
-			}
-			node->size = 0;
-		}
-		fibril_rwlock_write_unlock(&node->contents_rwlock);
-	}
-	
-	/*
-	 * Get ourselves a file descriptor and the corresponding vfs_file_t
-	 * structure.
-	 */
-	int fd = vfs_fd_alloc((oflag & O_DESC) != 0);
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		vfs_node_put(node);
-		async_answer_0(rid, fd);
-		return;
-	}
-	vfs_file_t *file = vfs_file_get(fd);
-	file->node = node;
-	if (oflag & O_APPEND)
-		file->append = true;
-	
-	/*
-	 * The following increase in reference count is for the fact that the
-	 * file is being opened and that a file structure is pointing to it.
-	 * It is necessary so that the file will not disappear when
-	 * vfs_node_put() is called. The reference will be dropped by the
-	 * respective VFS_IN_CLOSE.
-	 */
-	vfs_node_addref(node);
-	vfs_node_put(node);
-	vfs_file_put(file);
-	
-	/* Success! Return the new file descriptor to the client. */
-	async_answer_1(rid, EOK, fd);
-}
-
 void vfs_sync(ipc_callid_t rid, ipc_call_t *request)
 {