diff --git a/build.mk b/build.mk
index 1b11b85c..e273e251 100644
--- a/build.mk
+++ b/build.mk
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ TESTS= \
 	test/test-getsockname.o \
 	test/test-hrtime.o \
 	test/test-idle.o \
-	test/test-ip6-addr.o \
 	test/test-ipc.o \
 	test/test-ipc-send-recv.o \
 	test/test-loop-handles.o \
diff --git a/checksparse.sh b/checksparse.sh
index a75039fc..01fac07a 100755
--- a/checksparse.sh
+++ b/checksparse.sh
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ test/test-getaddrinfo.c
 test/test-getsockname.c
 test/test-hrtime.c
 test/test-idle.c
-test/test-ip6-addr.c
 test/test-ipc-send-recv.c
 test/test-ipc.c
 test/test-loop-handles.c
diff --git a/src/inet.c b/src/inet.c
index d8848988..8f9d89b0 100644
--- a/src/inet.c
+++ b/src/inet.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static uv_err_t inet_pton6(const char *src, unsigned char *dst) {
   curtok = src;
   seen_xdigits = 0;
   val = 0;
-  while ((ch = *src++) != '\0' && ch != '%') {
+  while ((ch = *src++) != '\0') {
     const char *pch;
 
     if ((pch = strchr((xdigits = xdigits_l), ch)) == NULL)
@@ -260,18 +260,7 @@ static uv_err_t inet_pton6(const char *src, unsigned char *dst) {
       continue;
     }
     if (ch == '.' && ((tp + sizeof(struct in_addr)) <= endp)) {
-      uv_err_t err;
-
-      /* Scope id present, parse ipv4 addr without it */
-      pch = strchr(curtok, '%');
-      if (pch != NULL) {
-        char tmp[sizeof "255.255.255.255"];
-
-        memcpy(tmp, curtok, pch - curtok);
-        curtok = tmp;
-        src = pch;
-      }
-      err = inet_pton4(curtok, tp);
+      uv_err_t err = inet_pton4(curtok, tp);
       if (err.code == 0) {
         tp += sizeof(struct in_addr);
         seen_xdigits = 0;
diff --git a/test/test-ip6-addr.c b/test/test-ip6-addr.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b4cb8fe..00000000
--- a/test/test-ip6-addr.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors. All rights reserved.
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
- * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
- * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
- * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
- * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
- * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
- * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
- * IN THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-#include "uv.h"
-#include "task.h"
-
-#define GOOD_ADDR_LIST(X)                                                     \
-    X("::")                                                                   \
-    X("::1")                                                                  \
-    X("fe80::1")                                                              \
-    X("fe80::")                                                               \
-    X("fe80::2acf:daff:fedd:342a")                                            \
-    X("fe80:0:0:0:2acf:daff:fedd:342a")                                       \
-    X("fe80:0:0:0:2acf:daff:1.2.3.4")                                         \
-
-#define BAD_ADDR_LIST(X)                                                      \
-    X(":::1")                                                                 \
-    X("abcde::1")                                                             \
-    X("fe80:0:0:0:2acf:daff:fedd:342a:5678")                                  \
-    X("fe80:0:0:0:2acf:daff:abcd:1.2.3.4")                                    \
-    X("fe80:0:0:2acf:daff:1.2.3.4.5")                                         \
-
-#define TEST_GOOD(ADDR)                                                       \
-    ASSERT(uv_inet_pton(AF_INET6, ADDR, &addr).code == UV_OK);                \
-    ASSERT(uv_inet_pton(AF_INET6, ADDR "%en1", &addr).code == UV_OK);         \
-    ASSERT(uv_inet_pton(AF_INET6, ADDR "%%%%", &addr).code == UV_OK);         \
-    ASSERT(uv_inet_pton(AF_INET6, ADDR "%en1:1.2.3.4", &addr).code == UV_OK); \
-
-#define TEST_BAD(ADDR)                                                        \
-    ASSERT(uv_inet_pton(AF_INET6, ADDR, &addr).code != UV_OK);                \
-    ASSERT(uv_inet_pton(AF_INET6, ADDR "%en1", &addr).code != UV_OK);         \
-    ASSERT(uv_inet_pton(AF_INET6, ADDR "%%%%", &addr).code != UV_OK);         \
-    ASSERT(uv_inet_pton(AF_INET6, ADDR "%en1:1.2.3.4", &addr).code != UV_OK); \
-
-TEST_IMPL(ip6_pton) {
-  struct in6_addr addr;
-
-  GOOD_ADDR_LIST(TEST_GOOD)
-  BAD_ADDR_LIST(TEST_BAD)
-
-  MAKE_VALGRIND_HAPPY();
-  return 0;
-}
-
-#undef GOOD_ADDR_LIST
-#undef BAD_ADDR_LIST
diff --git a/test/test-list.h b/test/test-list.h
index 739de09b..c280ca95 100644
--- a/test/test-list.h
+++ b/test/test-list.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (semaphore_2)
 TEST_DECLARE   (semaphore_3)
 TEST_DECLARE   (tty)
 TEST_DECLARE   (stdio_over_pipes)
-TEST_DECLARE   (ip6_pton)
 TEST_DECLARE   (ipc_listen_before_write)
 TEST_DECLARE   (ipc_listen_after_write)
 #ifndef _WIN32
@@ -266,7 +265,6 @@ TASK_LIST_START
   TEST_ENTRY  (pipe_server_close)
   TEST_ENTRY  (tty)
   TEST_ENTRY  (stdio_over_pipes)
-  TEST_ENTRY  (ip6_pton)
   TEST_ENTRY  (ipc_listen_before_write)
   TEST_ENTRY  (ipc_listen_after_write)
 #ifndef _WIN32
diff --git a/uv.gyp b/uv.gyp
index 04c8e2da..4e87dc1a 100644
--- a/uv.gyp
+++ b/uv.gyp
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@
         'test/test-getsockname.c',
         'test/test-hrtime.c',
         'test/test-idle.c',
-        'test/test-ip6-addr.c',
         'test/test-ipc.c',
         'test/test-ipc-send-recv.c',
         'test/test-list.h',