diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/xen/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java b/plugins/hypervisors/xen/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java
index 3186d3a0aed..610091e89cd 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/xen/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/xen/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/xen/resource/CitrixResourceBase.java
@@ -2477,10 +2477,9 @@ public abstract class CitrixResourceBase implements ServerResource, HypervisorRe
         try {
             Set<VM> vms = VM.getByNameLabel(conn, cmd.getName());
             if(vms.size() == 1) {
-                int vncport = getVncPort(conn, vms.iterator().next());
                 String consoleurl;
                 consoleurl = "consoleurl=" +getVncUrl(conn, vms.iterator().next()) + "&" +"sessionref="+ conn.getSessionReference();
-                return new GetVncPortAnswer(cmd, consoleurl, vncport);
+                return new GetVncPortAnswer(cmd, consoleurl, -1);
             } else {
                 return new GetVncPortAnswer(cmd, "There are " + vms.size() + " VMs named " + cmd.getName());
             }
@@ -3371,47 +3370,6 @@ public abstract class CitrixResourceBase implements ServerResource, HypervisorRe
         return new ReadyAnswer(cmd);
     }
 
-    //
-    // using synchronized on VM name in the caller does not prevent multiple
-    // commands being sent against
-    // the same VM, there will be a race condition here in finally clause and
-    // the main block if
-    // there are multiple requests going on
-    //
-    // Therefore, a lazy solution is to add a synchronized guard here
-    protected int getVncPort(Connection conn, VM vm) {
-        VM.Record record;
-        try {
-            record = vm.getRecord(conn);
-            Set<Console> consoles = record.consoles;
-            if (consoles.isEmpty()) {
-                s_logger.warn("There are no Consoles available to the vm : " + record.nameDescription);
-                return -1;
-            }
-            consoles.iterator();
-        } catch (XenAPIException e) {
-            String msg = "Unable to get vnc-port due to " + e.toString();
-            s_logger.warn(msg, e);
-            return -1;
-        } catch (XmlRpcException e) {
-            String msg = "Unable to get vnc-port due to " + e.getMessage();
-            s_logger.warn(msg, e);
-            return -1;
-        }
-        String hvm = "true";
-        if (record.HVMBootPolicy.isEmpty()) {
-            hvm = "false";
-        }
-
-        String vncport = callHostPlugin(conn, "vmops", "getvncport", "domID", record.domid.toString(), "hvm", hvm, "version", _host.product_version);
-        if (vncport == null || vncport.isEmpty()) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        vncport = vncport.replace("\n", "");
-        return NumbersUtil.parseInt(vncport, -1);
-    }
-
     protected String getVncUrl(Connection conn, VM vm) {
         VM.Record record;
         Console c;
diff --git a/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/vmops b/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/vmops
index 928d0af0149..f53a9674acd 100755
--- a/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/vmops
+++ b/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/vmops
@@ -73,34 +73,7 @@ def setup_iscsi(session, args):
        txt = ''
    return txt
  
-@echo
-def getvncport(session, args):
-    domid = args['domID']
-    hvm = args['hvm']
-    version = args['version']
-    if hvm == 'true':
-        path1 = "/local/domain/" + domid + "/qemu-pid"
-        path2 = "/local/domain/" + domid + "/console/vnc-port"
-    else:
-        if version[:3] == '6.0' or version[:3] == '6.1' or version[:3] == '6.2':
-            path1 = "/local/domain/" + domid + "/vncterm-pid"
-            path2 = "/local/domain/" + domid + "/console/vnc-port"
-        else:
-            path1 = "/local/domain/" + domid + "/serial/0/vncterm-pid"
-            path2 = "/local/domain/" + domid + "/serial/0/vnc-port"
-    try:
-        cmd = ["xenstore-read", path1]
-        pid = util.pread2(cmd)
-        pid = pid.strip()
-        cmd = ["ps", pid]
-        util.pread2(cmd)
-        cmd = ["xenstore-read", path2]
-        vncport = util.pread2(cmd)
-        vncport = vncport.strip()
-        return vncport
-    except:
-        return ''
-   
+
 @echo
 def getgateway(session, args):
     mgmt_ip = args['mgmtIP']
@@ -1663,7 +1636,7 @@ def bumpUpPriority(session, args):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
      XenAPIPlugin.dispatch({"pingtest": pingtest, "setup_iscsi":setup_iscsi, "gethostvmstats": gethostvmstats, 
-                            "getvncport": getvncport, "getgateway": getgateway, "preparemigration": preparemigration, 
+                            "getgateway": getgateway, "preparemigration": preparemigration, 
                             "setIptables": setIptables, "pingdomr": pingdomr, "pingxenserver": pingxenserver,  
                             "savePassword": savePassword, 
                             "saveDhcpEntry": saveDhcpEntry, "setFirewallRule": setFirewallRule, "routerProxy": routerProxy, 
diff --git a/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/xcposs/vmops b/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/xcposs/vmops
index 6846e81b1a6..c5a9f943b51 100644
--- a/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/xcposs/vmops
+++ b/scripts/vm/hypervisor/xenserver/xcposs/vmops
@@ -61,34 +61,7 @@ def setup_iscsi(session, args):
        txt = ''
    return '> DONE <'
  
-@echo
-def getvncport(session, args):
-    domid = args['domID']
-    hvm = args['hvm']
-    version = args['version']
-    if hvm == 'true':
-        path1 = "/local/domain/" + domid + "/qemu-pid"
-        path2 = "/local/domain/" + domid + "/console/vnc-port"
-    else:
-        if version[:3] == '6.0':
-            path1 = "/local/domain/" + domid + "/vncterm-pid"
-            path2 = "/local/domain/" + domid + "/console/vnc-port"
-        else:
-            path1 = "/local/domain/" + domid + "/serial/0/vncterm-pid"
-            path2 = "/local/domain/" + domid + "/serial/0/vnc-port"
-    try:
-        cmd = ["xenstore-read", path1]
-        pid = util.pread2(cmd)
-        pid = pid.strip()
-        cmd = ["ps", pid]
-        util.pread2(cmd)
-        cmd = ["xenstore-read", path2]
-        vncport = util.pread2(cmd)
-        vncport = vncport.strip()
-        return vncport
-    except:
-        return ''
-   
+
 @echo
 def getgateway(session, args):
     mgmt_ip = args['mgmtIP']
@@ -1498,7 +1471,7 @@ def getDomRVersion(session, args):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
      XenAPIPlugin.dispatch({"pingtest": pingtest, "setup_iscsi":setup_iscsi, "gethostvmstats": gethostvmstats, 
-                            "getvncport": getvncport, "getgateway": getgateway, "preparemigration": preparemigration, 
+                            "getgateway": getgateway, "preparemigration": preparemigration, 
                             "setIptables": setIptables, "pingdomr": pingdomr, "pingxenserver": pingxenserver,  
                             "ipassoc": ipassoc, "savePassword": savePassword, 
                             "saveDhcpEntry": saveDhcpEntry, "setFirewallRule": setFirewallRule,