diff --git a/prog/weaveutil/bridge.go b/prog/weaveutil/bridge.go
index 930d1e9d..ccb3a4dc 100644
--- a/prog/weaveutil/bridge.go
+++ b/prog/weaveutil/bridge.go
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/weaveworks/weave/common"
 	weavenet "github.com/weaveworks/weave/net"
 )
 
@@ -22,36 +20,3 @@ func detectBridgeType(args []string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func createBridge(args []string) error {
-	if len(args) != 10 {
-		cmdUsage("create-bridge", "<docker-bridge-name> <weave-bridge-name> <datapath-name> <mtu> <port> <mac> <no-fastdp> <no-bridged-fastdp> <proc-path> <expect-npc>")
-	}
-
-	mtu, err := strconv.Atoi(args[3])
-	if err != nil && args[3] != "" {
-		return err
-	}
-	port, err := strconv.Atoi(args[4])
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	config := weavenet.BridgeConfig{
-		DockerBridgeName: args[0],
-		WeaveBridgeName:  args[1],
-		DatapathName:     args[2],
-		MTU:              mtu,
-		Port:             port,
-		Mac:              args[5],
-		NoFastdp:         args[6] != "",
-		NoBridgedFastdp:  args[7] != "",
-		NPC:              args[9] == "--expect-npc",
-	}
-	procPath := args[8]
-	bridgeType, err := weavenet.EnsureBridge(procPath, &config, common.Log)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	fmt.Println(bridgeType.String())
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/prog/weaveutil/main.go b/prog/weaveutil/main.go
index deb45d9d..45592e7d 100644
--- a/prog/weaveutil/main.go
+++ b/prog/weaveutil/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ func init() {
 		"help":                     help,
 		"netcheck":                 netcheck,
 		"docker-tls-args":          dockerTLSArgs,
-		"create-bridge":            createBridge,
 		"detect-bridge-type":       detectBridgeType,
 		"create-datapath":          createDatapath,
 		"delete-datapath":          deleteDatapath,
diff --git a/weave b/weave
index eccad81e..98913edf 100755
--- a/weave
+++ b/weave
@@ -405,27 +405,6 @@ detect_bridge_type() {
     MTU=${WEAVE_MTU:-$(cat /sys/class/net/$BRIDGE/mtu)}
 }
 
-try_create_bridge() {
-    # Pass /dev/null because we do not have access to the weavedb files when this runs; BoltDB
-    # cannot open the file anyway if weaver is running, which is likely for attach|expose|hide.
-    MAC=$(util_op unique-id "/dev/null" "$HOST_ROOT")
-    BRIDGE_TYPE=$(util_op create-bridge "$DOCKER_BRIDGE" "$BRIDGE" "$DATAPATH" "$WEAVE_MTU" "$PORT" "$MAC" "$WEAVE_NO_FASTDP" "$WEAVE_NO_BRIDGED_FASTDP" "$PROC_PATH" "$1")
-    # Set some variables that are expected by code that comes later
-    [ "$BRIDGE_TYPE" != "fastdp" ] || DATAPATH="$BRIDGE"
-    MTU=${WEAVE_MTU:-$(cat /sys/class/net/$BRIDGE/mtu)}
-}
-
-create_bridge() {
-    validate_bridge_type
-    if ! try_create_bridge "$@" ; then
-        echo "Creating bridge '$BRIDGE' failed" >&2
-        # reset to original value so we destroy both kinds
-        DATAPATH=datapath
-        destroy_bridge
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
 validate_bridge_type() {
     detect_bridge_type || return 0