diff --git a/src/frontend/inpcom.c b/src/frontend/inpcom.c
index 4b2a992d9..31b5a4f6e 100644
--- a/src/frontend/inpcom.c
+++ b/src/frontend/inpcom.c
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ static struct card *pspice_compat(struct card *newcard);
 static void pspice_compat_a(struct card *oldcard);
 static struct card *ltspice_compat(struct card *oldcard);
 static void ltspice_compat_a(struct card *oldcard);
-static void inp_rep_ixx(struct card *deck);
 
 #if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(_MSC_VER)
 #ifndef EXT_ASC
@@ -706,8 +705,6 @@ struct card *inp_readall(FILE *fp, const char *dir_name,
             inp_bsource_compat(working);
             inp_dot_if(working);
             expr_w_temper = inp_temper_compat(working);
-            /* i(vxx) to vxx#branch within .control section */
-            inp_rep_ixx(working);
         }
         if (expr_w_temper_p)
             *expr_w_temper_p = expr_w_temper;
@@ -1738,61 +1735,6 @@ static void inp_chk_for_multi_in_vcvs(struct card *c, int *line_number)
     }
 }
 
-/* replace i(vxx) by vxx#branch */
-static void inp_rep_ixx(struct card* deck) {
-    struct card* c;
-    int only_control = 0;
-
-    for (c = deck; c; c = c->nextcard) {
-
-        char* line, * beg;
-        line = beg = c->line;
-
-        /* there is no e source inside .control ... .endc */
-        if (ciprefix(".control", line)) {
-            only_control++;
-            continue;
-        }
-        else if (ciprefix(".endc", line)) {
-            only_control--;
-            continue;
-        }
-        else if (only_control <= 0) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        char* new_str = NULL;
-        while (line) {
-            char* s = strstr(line, " i(v");
-            if (s) {
-                char* beg_str, *end_str, *t;
-                /* replace i(vxx) by vxx#branch */
-                if (get_r_paren(&line) == 1) {
-                    fprintf(stderr, "Error: missing ')' in line\n    %s\n", c->line);
-                    break;
-                }
-                /* token containing name of voltage source to be measured */
-                t = copy_substring(s + 3, line - 1);
-                /* change line, convert i(XXX) to XXX#branch */
-                beg_str = copy_substring(beg, s);
-                end_str = copy(line);
-                tfree(new_str);
-                new_str = tprintf("%s %s%s %s", beg_str, t, "#branch", end_str);
-                beg = line = new_str;
-                tfree(beg_str);
-                tfree(end_str);
-                tfree(t);
-            }
-            else {
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        if (new_str) {
-            tfree(c->line);
-            c->line = new_str;
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 /* If ngspice is started with option -a, then variable 'autorun'
  *   will be set and the following function scans the deck.