diff --git a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/DataSocket.h b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/DataSocket.h
index 5d591d204..c8c7fc75e 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/include/sls/DataSocket.h
+++ b/slsSupportLib/include/sls/DataSocket.h
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ class DataSocket {
 
     std::string Receive(size_t length);
 
-    int read(void *buffer, size_t size);
-    int write(void *buffer, size_t size);
     int setTimeOut(int t_seconds);
     int setReceiveTimeout(int us);
     void close();
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/src/DataSocket.cpp b/slsSupportLib/src/DataSocket.cpp
index 5ed6ee5b5..a8b4d2bfd 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/src/DataSocket.cpp
+++ b/slsSupportLib/src/DataSocket.cpp
@@ -141,21 +141,6 @@ int DataSocket::Send(const void *buffer, size_t size) {
 
 int DataSocket::Send(const std::string &s) { return Send(&s[0], s.size()); }
 
-int DataSocket::write(void *buffer, size_t size) {
-    // Use send() with MSG_NOSIGNAL (Linux) to avoid SIGPIPE on a broken
-    // connection; macOS/BSD rely on SO_NOSIGPIPE set in the constructor.
-#ifdef MSG_NOSIGNAL
-    const int send_flags = MSG_NOSIGNAL;
-#else
-    const int send_flags = 0;
-#endif
-    return ::send(getSocketId(), buffer, size, send_flags);
-}
-
-int DataSocket::read(void *buffer, size_t size) {
-    return ::read(getSocketId(), buffer, size);
-}
-
 int DataSocket::setReceiveTimeout(int us) {
     timeval t{};
     t.tv_sec = us / 1000000;
diff --git a/slsSupportLib/src/ServerInterface.cpp b/slsSupportLib/src/ServerInterface.cpp
index 92e3d7a67..8e2d4a503 100644
--- a/slsSupportLib/src/ServerInterface.cpp
+++ b/slsSupportLib/src/ServerInterface.cpp
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ namespace sls {
 int ServerInterface::sendResult(int ret, void *retval, int retvalSize,
                                 char *mess) {
 
-    write(&ret, sizeof(ret));
+    Send(&ret, sizeof(ret));
     if (ret == defs::FAIL) {
         if (mess != nullptr) {
-            write(mess, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
+            Send(mess, MAX_STR_LENGTH);
         } else {
             LOG(logERROR) << "No error message provided for this "
                              "failure. Will mess up TCP\n";
         }
     } else {
-        write(retval, retvalSize);
+        Send(retval, retvalSize);
     }
     return ret;
 }