diff --git a/debian/libwireshark0.symbols b/debian/libwireshark0.symbols
index 18e2efe198..43daa5b027 100644
--- a/debian/libwireshark0.symbols
+++ b/debian/libwireshark0.symbols
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ libwireshark.so.0 libwireshark0 #MINVER#
  bytes_to_ep_str@Base 1.12.0~rc1
  bytes_to_ep_str_punct@Base 1.12.0~rc1
  bytes_to_str@Base 1.99.2
- bytestring_to_ep_str@Base 1.12.0~rc1
  bytestring_to_str@Base 1.9.1
  call_ber_oid_callback@Base 1.9.1
  call_dissector@Base 1.9.1
diff --git a/epan/address_to_str.c b/epan/address_to_str.c
index 004e18a586..6d8f26d203 100644
--- a/epan/address_to_str.c
+++ b/epan/address_to_str.c
@@ -203,11 +203,11 @@ ipx_addr_to_str(const guint32 net, const guint8 *ad)
     name = get_ether_name_if_known(ad);
 
     if (name) {
-        buf = ep_strdup_printf("%s.%s", get_ipxnet_name(net), name);
+        buf = wmem_strdup_printf(wmem_packet_scope(), "%s.%s", get_ipxnet_name(net), name);
     }
     else {
-        buf = ep_strdup_printf("%s.%s", get_ipxnet_name(net),
-            bytestring_to_ep_str(ad, 6, '\0'));
+        buf = wmem_strdup_printf(wmem_packet_scope(), "%s.%s", get_ipxnet_name(net),
+            bytestring_to_str(wmem_packet_scope(), ad, 6, '\0'));
     }
     return buf;
 }
diff --git a/epan/oids.c b/epan/oids.c
index d1d270eee1..2e5ec06447 100644
--- a/epan/oids.c
+++ b/epan/oids.c
@@ -199,7 +199,9 @@ extern void oid_add_from_encoded(const char* name, const guint8 *oid, gint oid_l
 		D(3,("\tOid (from encoded): %s %s ",name, oid_subid2string(subids,subids_len)));
 		add_oid(name,OID_KIND_UNKNOWN,NULL,NULL,subids_len,subids);
 	} else {
-		D(1,("Failed to add Oid: %s [%d]%s ",name?name:"NULL", oid_len,bytestring_to_ep_str(oid, oid_len, ':')));
+		gchar* bytestr = (gchar*)bytestring_to_str(NULL, oid, oid_len, ':');
+		D(1,("Failed to add Oid: %s [%d]%s ",name?name:"NULL", oid_len, bytestr));
+		wmem_free(NULL, bytestr);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1283,10 +1285,10 @@ char* oid_test_a2b(guint32 num_subids, guint32* subids) {
 							"oid_string2encoded=[%d]%s \n"
 							"oid_string2subid=%s \n "
 							,sub2str
-							,sub2enc_len,bytestring_to_ep_str(sub2enc, sub2enc_len, ':')
+							,sub2enc_len,bytestring_to_str(wmem_packet_scope(), sub2enc, sub2enc_len, ':')
 							,enc2sub ? oid_subid2string(enc2sub,enc2sub_len) : "-"
 							,enc2str
-							,str2enc_len,bytestring_to_ep_str(str2enc, str2enc_len, ':')
+							,str2enc_len,bytestring_to_str(wmem_packet_scope(), str2enc, str2enc_len, ':')
 							,str2sub ? oid_subid2string(str2sub,str2sub_len) : "-"
 							);
 }
diff --git a/epan/to_str.c b/epan/to_str.c
index 20e965a717..4b77ddc2f8 100644
--- a/epan/to_str.c
+++ b/epan/to_str.c
@@ -162,38 +162,6 @@ bytes_to_hexstr_punct(char *out, const guint8 *ad, guint32 len, char punct)
  * If punct is '\0', no punctuation is applied (and thus
  * the resulting string is (len-1) bytes shorter)
  */
-const gchar *
-bytestring_to_ep_str(const guint8 *ad, const guint32 len, const char punct)
-{
-	gchar *buf;
-	size_t       buflen;
-
-	if (!ad)
-		REPORT_DISSECTOR_BUG("Null pointer passed to bytestring_to_ep_str()");
-
-	/* XXX, Old code was using int as iterator... Why len is guint32 anyway?! (darkjames) */
-	if ( ((int) len) < 0)
-		return "";
-
-	if (!len)
-		return "";
-
-	if (punct)
-		buflen=len*3;
-	else
-		buflen=len*2 + 1;
-
-	buf=(gchar *)ep_alloc(buflen);
-
-	if (punct)
-		bytes_to_hexstr_punct(buf, ad, len, punct);
-	else
-		bytes_to_hexstr(buf, ad, len);
-
-	buf[buflen-1] = '\0';
-	return buf;
-}
-
 const gchar *
 bytestring_to_str(wmem_allocator_t *scope, const guint8 *ad, const guint32 len, const char punct)
 {
diff --git a/epan/to_str.h b/epan/to_str.h
index de3fc7084d..b1892dda1a 100644
--- a/epan/to_str.h
+++ b/epan/to_str.h
@@ -145,9 +145,6 @@ WS_DLL_PUBLIC char *bytes_to_str(wmem_allocator_t *allocator, const guint8 *bd,
  */
 WS_DLL_PUBLIC gchar *bytes_to_ep_str_punct(const guint8 *bd, int bd_len, gchar punct);
 
-/* Deprecated, use bytestring_to_str instead */
-WS_DLL_PUBLIC const gchar *bytestring_to_ep_str(const guint8 *, const guint32, const char punct);
-
 WS_DLL_PUBLIC const gchar *bytestring_to_str(wmem_allocator_t *scope, const guint8 *ad, const guint32 len, const char punct);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus