diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
index be4fc993a..f9d661ca4 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/Utils.pm
@@ -5703,120 +5703,6 @@ sub full_path
 }
 
 
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-=head3  fsp_api_action
-    Description:
-        invoke the fsp_api to perform the functions 
-
-    Arguments:
-        $node_name: 
-        $attrs: an attributes hash 
-	$action: the operations on the fsp, bpa or lpar
-	$tooltype: 0 for HMC, 1 for HNM
-    Returns:
-        Return result of the operation
-    Globals:
-        none
-    Error:
-        none
-    Example:
-        my $res = xCAT::Utils::fsp_api_action( $node_name, $d, "add_connection", $tooltype );
-    Comments:
-
-=cut
-
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-sub fsp_api_action {
-    my $node_name  = shift;
-    my $attrs      = shift;
-    my $action     = shift;
-    my $tooltype   = shift;
-#    my $user 	   = "HMC";
-#    my $password   = "abc123";
-    my $fsp_api    = ($::XCATROOT) ? "$::XCATROOT/sbin/fsp-api" : "/opt/xcat/sbin/fsp-api"; 
-    my $id         = 1;
-    my $fsp_name   = ();
-    my $fsp_ip     = ();
-    my $target_list=();
-    my $type = (); # fsp|lpar -- 0. BPA -- 1
-    my @result;
-    my $Rc = 0 ;
-    my %outhash = ();
-    my $res;    
-    
-    if( !defined($tooltype) ) {
-        $tooltype = 0; 
-    }
-
-    $id = $$attrs[0];
-    $fsp_name = $$attrs[3]; 
-
-    my %objhash = (); 
-    $objhash{$fsp_name} = "node";
-    my %myhash      = xCAT::DBobjUtils->getobjdefs(\%objhash);
-#    my $password    = $myhash{$fsp_name}{"passwd.hscroot"};
-    my $password    = $myhash{$fsp_name}{"passwd.HMC"};
-    #print "fspname:$fsp_name password:$password\n";
-    if(!$password ) {
-	   $res = "The password.HMC of $fsp_name in ppcdirect table is empty";
-	   return ([$node_name, $res, -1]);
-    }
-    my $user = "HMC";
-    #my $user = "hscroot";
-#    my $cred = $request->{$fsp_name}{cred};
-#    my $user = @$cred[0];
-#    my $password = @$cred[1];
-     
-    if($$attrs[4] =~ /^fsp$/ || $$attrs[4] =~ /^lpar$/) {
-        $type = 0;
-    } else { 
-	$type = 1;
-    } 
-
-    ############################
-    # Get IP address
-    ############################
-    #$fsp_ip = xCAT::Utils::get_hdwr_ip($fsp_name);
-    #if($fsp_ip == 0) {
-    #    $res = "Failed to get the $fsp_name\'s ip";
-    #    return ([$node_name, $res, -1]);	
-    #}
-    $fsp_ip = getNodeIPaddress( $fsp_name );
-    if(!defined($fsp_ip)) {
-        $res = "Failed to get the $fsp_name\'s ip";
-        return ([$node_name, $res, -1]);	
-    }
-    unless ($fsp_ip =~ /\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+/) {
-	    $res = "Not supporting IPv6 here"; #Not supporting IPv6 here IPV6TODO
-        return ([$node_name, $res, -1]);	
-    }
-	
-    #print "fsp name: $fsp_name\n";
-    #print "fsp ip: $fsp_ip\n";
-    
-    my $cmd;
-    if( $action =~ /^code_update$/) { 
-        $cmd = "$fsp_api -a $action -u $user -p $password -T $tooltype -t $type:$fsp_ip:$id:$node_name: -d /install/packages_fw/";
-    } else {
-        $cmd = "$fsp_api -a $action -u $user -p $password -T $tooltype -t $type:$fsp_ip:$id:$node_name:";
-    }
-
-    #print "cmd: $cmd\n"; 
-    $SIG{CHLD} = 'DEFAULT'; 
-    $res = xCAT::Utils->runcmd($cmd, -1);
-    #$res = "good"; 
-    $Rc = $::RUNCMD_RC;
-    #$Rc = -1;
-    ##################
-    # output the prompt
-    #################
-    #$outhash{ $node_name } = $res;
-    $res =~ s/$node_name: //;  
-    return( [$node_name,$res, $Rc] ); 
-
-}
-
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 =head3    isStateful