diff --git a/command/exec_test.go b/command/exec_test.go
index e1f9aef8de..4b3b155379 100644
--- a/command/exec_test.go
+++ b/command/exec_test.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func TestExecCommandRun_CrossDC(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func waitForLeader(t *testing.T, httpAddr string) {
-	client, err := HTTPClient(httpAddr)
+	client, err := httpClient(httpAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ func waitForLeader(t *testing.T, httpAddr string) {
 	})
 }
 
+func httpClient(addr string) (*consulapi.Client, error) {
+	conf := consulapi.DefaultConfig()
+	conf.Address = addr
+	return consulapi.NewClient(conf)
+}
+
 func TestExecCommand_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 	conf := &rExecConf{}
 	err := conf.validate()
@@ -134,7 +140,7 @@ func TestExecCommand_Sessions(t *testing.T) {
 	defer a1.Shutdown()
 	waitForLeader(t, a1.httpAddr)
 
-	client, err := HTTPClient(a1.httpAddr)
+	client, err := httpClient(a1.httpAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -175,7 +181,7 @@ func TestExecCommand_Sessions_Foreign(t *testing.T) {
 	defer a1.Shutdown()
 	waitForLeader(t, a1.httpAddr)
 
-	client, err := HTTPClient(a1.httpAddr)
+	client, err := httpClient(a1.httpAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -226,7 +232,7 @@ func TestExecCommand_UploadDestroy(t *testing.T) {
 	defer a1.Shutdown()
 	waitForLeader(t, a1.httpAddr)
 
-	client, err := HTTPClient(a1.httpAddr)
+	client, err := httpClient(a1.httpAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -283,7 +289,7 @@ func TestExecCommand_StreamResults(t *testing.T) {
 	defer a1.Shutdown()
 	waitForLeader(t, a1.httpAddr)
 
-	client, err := HTTPClient(a1.httpAddr)
+	client, err := httpClient(a1.httpAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/command/rpc.go b/command/rpc.go
deleted file mode 100644
index dc0cefbd47..0000000000
--- a/command/rpc.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-package command
-
-import (
-	"flag"
-	"os"
-
-	consulapi "github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/agent"
-)
-
-// RPCAddrFlag returns a pointer to a string that will be populated
-// when the given flagset is parsed with the RPC address of the Consul.
-func RPCAddrFlag(f *flag.FlagSet) *string {
-	defaultRPCAddr := os.Getenv(agent.RPCAddrEnvName)
-	if defaultRPCAddr == "" {
-		defaultRPCAddr = "127.0.0.1:8400"
-	}
-	return f.String("rpc-addr", defaultRPCAddr,
-		"RPC address of the Consul agent")
-}
-
-// RPCClient returns a new Consul RPC client with the given address.
-func RPCClient(addr string) (*agent.RPCClient, error) {
-	return agent.NewRPCClient(addr)
-}
-
-// HTTPAddrFlag returns a pointer to a string that will be populated
-// when the given flagset is parsed with the HTTP address of the Consul.
-func HTTPAddrFlag(f *flag.FlagSet) *string {
-	defaultHTTPAddr := os.Getenv(consulapi.HTTPAddrEnvName)
-	if defaultHTTPAddr == "" {
-		defaultHTTPAddr = "127.0.0.1:8500"
-	}
-	return f.String("http-addr", defaultHTTPAddr,
-		"HTTP address of the Consul agent")
-}
-
-// HTTPClient returns a new Consul HTTP client with the given address.
-func HTTPClient(addr string) (*consulapi.Client, error) {
-	return HTTPClientConfig(func(c *consulapi.Config) {
-		c.Address = addr
-	})
-}
-
-// HTTPClientConfig is used to return a new API client and modify its
-// configuration by passing in a config modifier function.
-func HTTPClientConfig(fn func(c *consulapi.Config)) (*consulapi.Client, error) {
-	conf := consulapi.DefaultConfig()
-	fn(conf)
-	return consulapi.NewClient(conf)
-}
diff --git a/command/rpc_test.go b/command/rpc_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index effe759024..0000000000
--- a/command/rpc_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-package command
-
-import (
-	"flag"
-	"os"
-	"testing"
-
-	consulapi "github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/agent"
-)
-
-const (
-	defaultRPC  = "127.0.0.1:8400"
-	defaultHTTP = "127.0.0.1:8500"
-)
-
-type flagFunc func(f *flag.FlagSet) *string
-
-func getParsedAddr(t *testing.T, addrType, cliVal, envVal string) string {
-	var cliFlag, envVar string
-	var fn flagFunc
-	args := []string{}
-
-	switch addrType {
-	case "rpc":
-		fn = RPCAddrFlag
-		envVar = agent.RPCAddrEnvName
-		cliFlag = "-rpc-addr"
-	case "http":
-		fn = HTTPAddrFlag
-		envVar = consulapi.HTTPAddrEnvName
-		cliFlag = "-http-addr"
-	default:
-		t.Fatalf("unknown address type %s", addrType)
-	}
-
-	if cliVal != "" {
-		args = append(args, cliFlag+"="+cliVal)
-	}
-
-	os.Clearenv()
-	if envVal != "" {
-		os.Setenv(envVar, envVal)
-	}
-
-	cmdFlags := flag.NewFlagSet(addrType, flag.ContinueOnError)
-	result := fn(cmdFlags)
-
-	if err := cmdFlags.Parse(args); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("Parse error", err)
-	}
-
-	return *result
-}
-
-func TestAddrFlag_default(t *testing.T) {
-	for a, def := range map[string]string{
-		"rpc":  defaultRPC,
-		"http": defaultHTTP,
-	} {
-		res := getParsedAddr(t, a, "", "")
-
-		if res != def {
-			t.Fatalf("Expected addr: %s, got: %s", def, res)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestAddrFlag_onlyEnv(t *testing.T) {
-	envAddr := "4.4.4.4:1234"
-	for _, a := range []string{"rpc", "http"} {
-		res := getParsedAddr(t, a, "", envAddr)
-
-		if res != envAddr {
-			t.Fatalf("Expected %s addr: %s, got: %s", a, envAddr, res)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestAddrFlag_precedence(t *testing.T) {
-	cliAddr := "8.8.8.8:8400"
-	envAddr := "4.4.4.4:8400"
-	for _, a := range []string{"rpc", "http"} {
-		res := getParsedAddr(t, a, cliAddr, envAddr)
-
-		if res != cliAddr {
-			t.Fatalf("Expected %s addr: %s, got: %s", a, cliAddr, res)
-		}
-	}
-}