diff --git a/include/ipc.h b/include/ipc.h
index af0dfae..8cf0418 100644
--- a/include/ipc.h
+++ b/include/ipc.h
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ struct IPC_EXPORT channel_detail {
     static std::size_t recv_count(handle_t h);
     static bool wait_for_recv(handle_t h, std::size_t r_count);
 
-    static void clear_recv(handle_t h);
-    static void clear_recv(char const * name);
-
     static bool   send(handle_t h, void const * data, std::size_t size);
     static buff_t recv(handle_t h);
 };
@@ -101,14 +98,6 @@ public:
         return channel_impl(name).wait_for_recv(r_count);
     }
 
-    void clear_recv() {
-        Detail::clear_recv(h_);
-    }
-
-    static void clear_recv(char const * name) {
-        Detail::clear_recv(name);
-    }
-
     bool send(void const * data, std::size_t size) {
         return Detail::send(h_, data, size);
     }
diff --git a/src/ipc.cpp b/src/ipc.cpp
index 44b6773..e04ef9b 100644
--- a/src/ipc.cpp
+++ b/src/ipc.cpp
@@ -118,20 +118,6 @@ static bool wait_for_recv(ipc::handle_t h, std::size_t r_count) {
     return que->wait_for_connect(r_count);
 }
 
-static void clear_recv(ipc::handle_t h) {
-    auto* head = head_of(queue_of(h));
-    if (head == nullptr) {
-        return;
-    }
-    std::memset(head, 0, sizeof(typename queue_t::elems_t));
-}
-
-static void clear_recv(char const * name) {
-    auto h = connect(name);
-    clear_recv(h);
-    disconnect(h);
-}
-
 static bool send(ipc::handle_t h, void const * data, std::size_t size) {
     if (data == nullptr) {
         return false;
@@ -237,16 +223,6 @@ bool channel_detail<Flag>::wait_for_recv(ipc::handle_t h, std::size_t r_count) {
     return detail_impl<policy_t<Flag>>::wait_for_recv(h, r_count);
 }
 
-template <typename Flag>
-void channel_detail<Flag>::clear_recv(ipc::handle_t h) {
-    detail_impl<policy_t<Flag>>::clear_recv(h);
-}
-
-template <typename Flag>
-void channel_detail<Flag>::clear_recv(char const * name) {
-    detail_impl<policy_t<Flag>>::clear_recv(name);
-}
-
 template <typename Flag>
 bool channel_detail<Flag>::send(ipc::handle_t h, void const * data, std::size_t size) {
     return detail_impl<policy_t<Flag>>::send(h, data, size);
diff --git a/test/test_ipc.cpp b/test/test_ipc.cpp
index 43c3426..70f6953 100644
--- a/test/test_ipc.cpp
+++ b/test/test_ipc.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ struct test_cq<ipc::route> {
 
     test_cq(void*)
         : conn_name_("test-ipc-route") {
-        cn_t::clear_recv(conn_name_.c_str());
     }
 
     cn_t connect() {
@@ -324,8 +323,6 @@ void test_prod_cons() {
 }
 
 void Unit::test_route() {
-    ipc::route::clear_recv("my-ipc-route");
-
     std::vector<char const *> const datas = {
         "hello!",
         "foo",