diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/paramiko_ssh.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/paramiko_ssh.py
index 4763922806..17cb287c24 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/paramiko_ssh.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/paramiko_ssh.py
@@ -130,14 +130,6 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
 
     transport = 'paramiko'
 
-    def transport_test(self, connect_timeout):
-        ''' Test the transport mechanism, if available '''
-        host = self._play_context.remote_addr
-        port = int(self._play_context.port or 22)
-        display.vvv("attempting transport test to %s:%s" % (host, port))
-        sock = socket.create_connection((host, port), connect_timeout)
-        sock.close()
-
     def _cache_key(self):
         return "%s__%s__" % (self._play_context.remote_addr, self._play_context.remote_user)
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py
index 94e820b073..bbdef533da 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py
@@ -260,13 +260,6 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
     def _connect(self):
         return self
 
-    def transport_test(self, connect_timeout):
-        ''' Test the transport mechanism, if available '''
-        port = int(self.port or 22)
-        display.vvv("attempting transport test to %s:%s" % (self.host, port))
-        sock = socket.create_connection((self.host, port), connect_timeout)
-        sock.close()
-
     @staticmethod
     def _create_control_path(host, port, user, connection=None):
         '''Make a hash for the controlpath based on con attributes'''
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/winrm.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/winrm.py
index 0c4f9482ec..23248ee7f2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/winrm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/winrm.py
@@ -90,14 +90,6 @@ class Connection(ConnectionBase):
 
         super(Connection, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
-    def transport_test(self, connect_timeout):
-        ''' Test the transport mechanism, if available '''
-        host = self._winrm_host
-        port = int(self._winrm_port)
-        display.vvv("attempting transport test to %s:%s" % (host, port))
-        sock = socket.create_connection((host, port), connect_timeout)
-        sock.close()
-
     def set_host_overrides(self, host, hostvars=None):
         '''
         Override WinRM-specific options from host variables.