diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 87c6bd688..37f5fc22f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Nmap Changelog ($Id$); -*-text-*-
 
+o [NSE] Removed the nmap.get_interface_link function, which was
+  deprecated by the new nmap.get_interface_info. The sniffer-detect
+  script now calls the nmap.get_interface_info function to retrieve
+  the network interface link type. [Djalal]
+
 o [NSE] Fixed a bug reported by Daniel Miller that was causing the
   nfs-ls script to ignore NFS mounts when the Mount version is 1.
   [Djalal]
diff --git a/nse_dnet.cc b/nse_dnet.cc
index 1015436a6..1c1cbbaa3 100644
--- a/nse_dnet.cc
+++ b/nse_dnet.cc
@@ -113,31 +113,6 @@ LUALIB_API int l_dnet_get_interface_info (lua_State *L)
   return 1;
 }
 
-LUALIB_API int l_dnet_get_interface_link (lua_State *L)
-{
-  struct interface_info *ii = getInterfaceByName(luaL_checkstring(L, 1));
-
-  if (ii == NULL)
-    return luaL_argerror(L, 1, "bad interface");
-
-  switch (ii->device_type)
-  {
-    case devt_ethernet:
-      lua_pushliteral(L, "ethernet");
-      return 1;
-    case devt_loopback:
-      lua_pushliteral(L, "loopback");
-      return 1;
-    case devt_p2p:
-      lua_pushliteral(L, "p2p");
-      return 1;
-    case devt_other:
-    default:
-      lua_pushnil(L);
-      return 1;
-  }
-}
-
 static int close_eth (lua_State *L)
 {
   eth_t **eth = (eth_t **) luaL_checkudata(L, 1, DNET_ETH_METATABLE);
diff --git a/nse_dnet.h b/nse_dnet.h
index 5f0a216b4..588702a7f 100644
--- a/nse_dnet.h
+++ b/nse_dnet.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define NMAP_LUA_DNET_H
 
 LUALIB_API int l_dnet_new (lua_State *);
-LUALIB_API int l_dnet_get_interface_link (lua_State *);
 LUALIB_API int l_dnet_get_interface_info (lua_State *);
 LUALIB_API int luaopen_dnet (lua_State *L);
 
diff --git a/nse_nmaplib.cc b/nse_nmaplib.cc
index e2d6ecb56..31333845b 100644
--- a/nse_nmaplib.cc
+++ b/nse_nmaplib.cc
@@ -763,7 +763,6 @@ int luaopen_nmap (lua_State *L)
     {"port_is_excluded", l_port_is_excluded},
     {"new_socket", l_nsock_new},
     {"new_dnet", l_dnet_new},
-    {"get_interface_link", l_dnet_get_interface_link},
     {"clock_ms", l_clock_ms},
     {"clock", l_clock},
     {"log_write", l_log_write},
diff --git a/nselib/nmap.luadoc b/nselib/nmap.luadoc
index ca43677ca..8de73e4c4 100644
--- a/nselib/nmap.luadoc
+++ b/nselib/nmap.luadoc
@@ -230,18 +230,6 @@ function clock()
 -- @usage local now = nmap.clock_ms()
 function clock_ms()
 
---- Gets the link-level hardware type of an interface.
---
--- This function takes a dnet-style interface name and returns a string
--- representing the hardware type of the interface. Possible return values are
--- <code>"ethernet"</code>, <code>"loopback"</code>, <code>"p2p"</code>, or
--- <code>nil</code> if none of the other types apply.
--- @param interface_name The name of the interface.
--- @return <code>"ethernet"</code>, <code>"loopback"</code>,
--- <code>"p2p"</code>, or <code>nil</code>.
--- @usage iface_type = nmap.get_interface_link("eth0")
-function get_interface_link(interface_name)
-
 --- Create a mutex on an object.
 --
 -- This function returns another function that works as a mutex on the object