diff --git a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c
index a0e1e36e14..5daa1e82d7 100644
--- a/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c
+++ b/src/stream-tcp-reassemble.c
@@ -2412,9 +2412,6 @@ int StreamTcpReassembleHandleSegment(ThreadVars *tv, TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *ra_
         opposing_stream = &ssn->client;
     }
 
-    /* Create the pseudo packet from the reassembled stream to detect the attack */
-    StreamTcpReassemblePseudoPacketCreate(opposing_stream, p, pq);
-
     /* handle ack received */
     if (StreamTcpReassembleHandleSegmentUpdateACK(ra_ctx, ssn, opposing_stream, p) != 0)
     {
@@ -2438,95 +2435,6 @@ int StreamTcpReassembleHandleSegment(ThreadVars *tv, TcpReassemblyThreadCtx *ra_
     SCReturnInt(0);
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief   Function to fetch a packet from the packet allocation queue for
- *          creation of the pseudo packet from the reassembled stream.
- *
- * @param parent    Pointer to the parent of the pseudo packet
- * @param pkt       pointer to the raw packet of the parent
- * @param len       length of the packet
- * @return          upon success returns the pointer to the new pseudo packet
- *                  otherwise NULL
- */
-Packet *StreamTcpReassemblePseudoSetup(Packet *parent, uint8_t *pkt, uint32_t len)
-{
-    Packet *p = PacketGetFromQueueOrAlloc();
-    if (p == NULL || len == 0) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    /* set the root ptr to the lowest layer */
-    if (parent->root != NULL)
-        p->root = parent->root;
-    else
-        p->root = parent;
-
-    /* copy packet and set lenght, proto */
-    p->tunnel_proto = parent->proto;
-    p->pktlen = len;
-    memcpy(&p->pkt, pkt, (len - parent->payload_len));
-    p->recursion_level = parent->recursion_level + 1;
-    p->ts.tv_sec = parent->ts.tv_sec;
-    p->ts.tv_usec = parent->ts.tv_usec;
-
-    /* set tunnel flags */
-
-    /* tell new packet it's part of a tunnel */
-    SET_TUNNEL_PKT(p);
-    /* tell parent packet it's part of a tunnel */
-    SET_TUNNEL_PKT(parent);
-
-    /* increment tunnel packet refcnt in the root packet */
-    TUNNEL_INCR_PKT_TPR(p);
-
-    return p;
-}
-
-/**
- * \brief   Function to setup the IP and TCP header of the pseudo packet from
- *          the newly copied raw packet contents of the parent.
- *
- * @param np    pointer to the pseudo packet
- * @param p     pointer to the original packet
- */
-void StreamTcpReassemblePseudoPacketSetupHeader(Packet *np, Packet *p)
-{
-    /* Setup the IP header */
-    if (PKT_IS_IPV4(p)) {
-        np->ip4h = (IPV4Hdr *)(np->pkt + (np->pktlen - IPV4_GET_IPLEN(p)));
-        PSUEDO_PKT_SET_IPV4HDR(np->ip4h, p->ip4h);
-
-        /* Similarly setup the TCP header with ports in opposite direction */
-        np->tcph = (TCPHdr *)(np->ip4h + IPV4_GET_HLEN(p));
-        PSUEDO_PKT_SET_TCPHDR(np->tcph, p->tcph);
-
-        /* Setup the adress and port details */
-        SET_IPV4_SRC_ADDR(np, &np->src);
-        SET_IPV4_DST_ADDR(np, &np->dst);
-        SET_TCP_SRC_PORT(np, &np->sp);
-        SET_TCP_DST_PORT(np, &np->dp);
-
-    } else if (PKT_IS_IPV6(p)) {
-        np->ip6h = (IPV6Hdr *)(np->pkt + (np->pktlen - IPV6_GET_PLEN(p) - IPV6_HEADER_LEN));
-        PSUEDO_PKT_SET_IPV6HDR(np->ip6h, p->ip6h);
-
-        /* Similarly setup the TCP header with ports in opposite direction */
-        np->tcph = (TCPHdr *)(np->ip6h + IPV6_HEADER_LEN);
-        PSUEDO_PKT_SET_TCPHDR(np->tcph, p->tcph);
-
-        /* Setup the adress and port details */
-        SET_IPV6_SRC_ADDR(np, &np->src);
-        SET_IPV6_DST_ADDR(np, &np->dst);
-        SET_TCP_SRC_PORT(np, &np->sp);
-        SET_TCP_DST_PORT(np, &np->dp);
-    }
-
-    /* Setup the payload pointer to the starting of payload location as in the
-       original packet, so that we don't overwrite the protocols headers */
-    np->payload = np->pkt + (np->pktlen - p->payload_len);
-    np->payload_len = 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * \brief   Function to copy the reassembled stream segments in to the pseudo
  *          packet payload.