diff --git a/src/network/bridge_driver.c b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
index 75f3c3a398..03ba4c61b2 100644
--- a/src/network/bridge_driver.c
+++ b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
@@ -468,33 +468,6 @@ networkReload(void) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * networkActive:
- *
- * Checks if the QEmu daemon is active, i.e. has an active domain or
- * an active network
- *
- * Returns 1 if active, 0 otherwise
- */
-static int
-networkActive(void) {
-    unsigned int i;
-    int active = 0;
-
-    if (!driverState)
-        return 0;
-
-    networkDriverLock(driverState);
-    for (i = 0 ; i < driverState->networks.count ; i++) {
-        virNetworkObjPtr net = driverState->networks.objs[i];
-        virNetworkObjLock(net);
-        if (virNetworkObjIsActive(net))
-            active = 1;
-        virNetworkObjUnlock(net);
-    }
-    networkDriverUnlock(driverState);
-    return active;
-}
 
 /**
  * networkShutdown:
@@ -3357,7 +3330,6 @@ static virStateDriver networkStateDriver = {
     .initialize  = networkStartup,
     .cleanup = networkShutdown,
     .reload = networkReload,
-    .active = networkActive,
 };
 
 int networkRegister(void) {
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c b/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
index 953e1d3d3c..96d23a4e8c 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
@@ -736,13 +736,6 @@ static int halDeviceMonitorReload(void)
 }
 
 
-static int halDeviceMonitorActive(void)
-{
-    /* Always ready to deal with a shutdown */
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
 static virDrvOpenStatus halNodeDrvOpen(virConnectPtr conn,
                                        virConnectAuthPtr auth ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                        unsigned int flags)
@@ -786,7 +779,6 @@ static virStateDriver halStateDriver = {
     .initialize = halDeviceMonitorStartup, /* 0.5.0 */
     .cleanup = halDeviceMonitorShutdown, /* 0.5.0 */
     .reload = halDeviceMonitorReload, /* 0.5.0 */
-    .active = halDeviceMonitorActive, /* 0.5.0 */
 };
 
 int halNodeRegister(void)
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
index bc4e2e937c..393fe20b82 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
@@ -1723,13 +1723,6 @@ static int udevDeviceMonitorReload(void)
 }
 
 
-static int udevDeviceMonitorActive(void)
-{
-    /* Always ready to deal with a shutdown */
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
 static virDrvOpenStatus udevNodeDrvOpen(virConnectPtr conn,
                                         virConnectAuthPtr auth ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                                         unsigned int flags)
@@ -1772,7 +1765,6 @@ static virStateDriver udevStateDriver = {
     .initialize = udevDeviceMonitorStartup, /* 0.7.3 */
     .cleanup = udevDeviceMonitorShutdown, /* 0.7.3 */
     .reload = udevDeviceMonitorReload, /* 0.7.3 */
-    .active = udevDeviceMonitorActive, /* 0.7.3 */
 };
 
 int udevNodeRegister(void)
diff --git a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.c b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.c
index cff384e3be..ddf0bbd98d 100644
--- a/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.c
+++ b/src/nwfilter/nwfilter_driver.c
@@ -304,27 +304,6 @@ nwfilterDriverReload(void) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * virNWFilterActive:
- *
- * Checks if the nwfilter driver is active, i.e. has an active nwfilter
- *
- * Returns 1 if active, 0 otherwise
- */
-static int
-nwfilterDriverActive(void) {
-    int ret;
-
-    if (!driverState)
-        return 0;
-
-    nwfilterDriverLock(driverState);
-    ret = driverState->nwfilters.count ? 1 : 0;
-    ret |= driverState->watchingFirewallD;
-    nwfilterDriverUnlock(driverState);
-
-    return ret;
-}
 
 /**
  * virNWFilterIsWatchingFirewallD:
@@ -695,7 +674,6 @@ static virStateDriver stateDriver = {
     .initialize = nwfilterDriverStartup,
     .cleanup = nwfilterDriverShutdown,
     .reload = nwfilterDriverReload,
-    .active = nwfilterDriverActive,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_driver.c b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
index d27bb41278..55177337d2 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_driver.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
@@ -202,33 +202,6 @@ storageDriverReload(void) {
     return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * virStorageActive:
- *
- * Checks if the storage driver is active, i.e. has an active pool
- *
- * Returns 1 if active, 0 otherwise
- */
-static int
-storageDriverActive(void) {
-    unsigned int i;
-    int active = 0;
-
-    if (!driverState)
-        return 0;
-
-    storageDriverLock(driverState);
-
-    for (i = 0 ; i < driverState->pools.count ; i++) {
-        virStoragePoolObjLock(driverState->pools.objs[i]);
-        if (virStoragePoolObjIsActive(driverState->pools.objs[i]))
-            active = 1;
-        virStoragePoolObjUnlock(driverState->pools.objs[i]);
-    }
-
-    storageDriverUnlock(driverState);
-    return active;
-}
 
 /**
  * virStorageShutdown:
@@ -2445,7 +2418,6 @@ static virStateDriver stateDriver = {
     .initialize = storageDriverStartup,
     .cleanup = storageDriverShutdown,
     .reload = storageDriverReload,
-    .active = storageDriverActive,
 };
 
 int storageRegister(void) {