diff --git a/cmd/bootnode/main.go b/cmd/bootnode/main.go
index 350b85df1e..0b872a42bf 100644
--- a/cmd/bootnode/main.go
+++ b/cmd/bootnode/main.go
@@ -22,48 +22,20 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
-	"os"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discover"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/nat"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/netutil"
 )
 
 func main() {
 	var (
-		listenAddr  = flag.String("addr", ":30301", "listen address")
-		genKey      = flag.String("genkey", "", "generate a node key")
-		writeAddr   = flag.Bool("writeaddress", false, "write out the node's public key and quit")
-		nodeKeyFile = flag.String("nodekey", "", "private key filename")
-		nodeKeyHex  = flag.String("nodekeyhex", "", "private key as hex (for testing)")
-		natdesc     = flag.String("nat", "none", "port mapping mechanism (any|none|upnp|pmp|pmp:<IP>|extip:<IP>)")
-		netrestrict = flag.String("netrestrict", "", "restrict network communication to the given IP networks (CIDR masks)")
-		runv5       = flag.Bool("v5", false, "run a v5 topic discovery bootnode")
-		verbosity   = flag.Int("verbosity", 3, "log verbosity (0-5)")
-		vmodule     = flag.String("vmodule", "", "log verbosity pattern")
-
+		genKey  = flag.String("genkey", "", "generate a node key")
 		nodeKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey
 		err     error
 	)
 	flag.Parse()
-
-	glogger := log.NewGlogHandler(log.NewTerminalHandler(os.Stderr, false))
-	slogVerbosity := log.FromLegacyLevel(*verbosity)
-	glogger.Verbosity(slogVerbosity)
-	glogger.Vmodule(*vmodule)
-	log.SetDefault(log.NewLogger(glogger))
-
-	natm, err := nat.Parse(*natdesc)
-	if err != nil {
-		utils.Fatalf("-nat: %v", err)
-	}
-	switch {
-	case *genKey != "":
+	if *genKey != "" {
 		nodeKey, err = crypto.GenerateKey()
 		if err != nil {
 			utils.Fatalf("could not generate key: %v", err)
@@ -71,139 +43,7 @@ func main() {
 		if err = crypto.SaveECDSA(*genKey, nodeKey); err != nil {
 			utils.Fatalf("%v", err)
 		}
-		if !*writeAddr {
-			return
-		}
-	case *nodeKeyFile == "" && *nodeKeyHex == "":
-		utils.Fatalf("Use -nodekey or -nodekeyhex to specify a private key")
-	case *nodeKeyFile != "" && *nodeKeyHex != "":
-		utils.Fatalf("Options -nodekey and -nodekeyhex are mutually exclusive")
-	case *nodeKeyFile != "":
-		if nodeKey, err = crypto.LoadECDSA(*nodeKeyFile); err != nil {
-			utils.Fatalf("-nodekey: %v", err)
-		}
-	case *nodeKeyHex != "":
-		if nodeKey, err = crypto.HexToECDSA(*nodeKeyHex); err != nil {
-			utils.Fatalf("-nodekeyhex: %v", err)
-		}
+		n := enode.NewV4(&nodeKey.PublicKey, net.IP{127, 0, 0, 1}, 0, 30303)
+		fmt.Println(n.URLv4())
 	}
-
-	if *writeAddr {
-		fmt.Printf("%x\n", crypto.FromECDSAPub(&nodeKey.PublicKey)[1:])
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
-	var restrictList *netutil.Netlist
-	if *netrestrict != "" {
-		restrictList, err = netutil.ParseNetlist(*netrestrict)
-		if err != nil {
-			utils.Fatalf("-netrestrict: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	addr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", *listenAddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		utils.Fatalf("-ResolveUDPAddr: %v", err)
-	}
-	conn, err := net.ListenUDP("udp", addr)
-	if err != nil {
-		utils.Fatalf("-ListenUDP: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer conn.Close()
-
-	db, _ := enode.OpenDB("")
-	ln := enode.NewLocalNode(db, nodeKey)
-
-	listenerAddr := conn.LocalAddr().(*net.UDPAddr)
-	if natm != nil && !listenerAddr.IP.IsLoopback() {
-		natAddr := doPortMapping(natm, ln, listenerAddr)
-		if natAddr != nil {
-			listenerAddr = natAddr
-		}
-	}
-
-	printNotice(&nodeKey.PublicKey, *listenerAddr)
-	cfg := discover.Config{
-		PrivateKey:  nodeKey,
-		NetRestrict: restrictList,
-	}
-	if *runv5 {
-		if _, err := discover.ListenV5(conn, ln, cfg); err != nil {
-			utils.Fatalf("%v", err)
-		}
-	} else {
-		if _, err := discover.ListenUDP(conn, ln, cfg); err != nil {
-			utils.Fatalf("%v", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	select {}
-}
-
-func printNotice(nodeKey *ecdsa.PublicKey, addr net.UDPAddr) {
-	if addr.IP.IsUnspecified() {
-		addr.IP = net.IP{127, 0, 0, 1}
-	}
-	n := enode.NewV4(nodeKey, addr.IP, 0, addr.Port)
-	fmt.Println(n.URLv4())
-	fmt.Println("Note: you're using cmd/bootnode, a developer tool.")
-	fmt.Println("We recommend using a regular node as bootstrap node for production deployments.")
-}
-
-func doPortMapping(natm nat.Interface, ln *enode.LocalNode, addr *net.UDPAddr) *net.UDPAddr {
-	const (
-		protocol = "udp"
-		name     = "ethereum discovery"
-	)
-	newLogger := func(external int, internal int) log.Logger {
-		return log.New("proto", protocol, "extport", external, "intport", internal, "interface", natm)
-	}
-
-	var (
-		intport    = addr.Port
-		extaddr    = &net.UDPAddr{IP: addr.IP, Port: addr.Port}
-		mapTimeout = nat.DefaultMapTimeout
-		log        = newLogger(addr.Port, intport)
-	)
-	addMapping := func() {
-		// Get the external address.
-		var err error
-		extaddr.IP, err = natm.ExternalIP()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Debug("Couldn't get external IP", "err", err)
-			return
-		}
-		// Create the mapping.
-		p, err := natm.AddMapping(protocol, extaddr.Port, intport, name, mapTimeout)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Debug("Couldn't add port mapping", "err", err)
-			return
-		}
-		if p != uint16(extaddr.Port) {
-			extaddr.Port = int(p)
-			log = newLogger(extaddr.Port, intport)
-			log.Info("NAT mapped alternative port")
-		} else {
-			log.Info("NAT mapped port")
-		}
-		// Update IP/port information of the local node.
-		ln.SetStaticIP(extaddr.IP)
-		ln.SetFallbackUDP(extaddr.Port)
-	}
-
-	// Perform mapping once, synchronously.
-	log.Info("Attempting port mapping")
-	addMapping()
-
-	// Refresh the mapping periodically.
-	go func() {
-		refresh := time.NewTimer(mapTimeout)
-		defer refresh.Stop()
-		for range refresh.C {
-			addMapping()
-			refresh.Reset(mapTimeout)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	return extaddr
 }