diff --git a/src/detect-engine-address-ipv4.c b/src/detect-engine-address-ipv4.c
index ca3b76b1b3..9e78dab8cf 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-address-ipv4.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-address-ipv4.c
@@ -158,11 +158,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv4(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
         tmp_c->ip2.addr_data32[0] = htonl(b_ip2);
         *c = tmp_c;
 
-        if (de_ctx != NULL) {
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, b->sh, &tmp_c->sh);
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &b->sh);
-        }
-
     /* we have 3 parts: [bbb[baba]aaa]
      * part a: b_ip1 <-> a_ip1 - 1
      * part b: a_ip1 <-> b_ip2
@@ -186,24 +181,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv4(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
         tmp_c->ip2.addr_data32[0] = htonl(a_ip2);
         *c = tmp_c;
 
-        if (de_ctx != NULL) {
-            /* 'a' gets clean and then 'b' sigs
-             * 'b' gets clean, then 'a' then 'b' sigs
-             * 'c' gets 'a' sigs */
-            /* store old a list */
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &tmp->sh);
-            /* clean a list */
-            SigGroupHeadClearSigs(a->sh);
-            /* copy old b to c */
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, tmp->sh, &tmp_c->sh);
-            /* copy old b to a */
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, b->sh, &a->sh);
-            /* prepend old a before b */
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, tmp->sh, &b->sh);
-            /* clean tmp list */
-            SigGroupHeadClearSigs(tmp->sh);
-        }
-
         /* we have 2 or three parts:
          *
          * 2 part: [[abab]bbb] or [bbb[baba]]
@@ -232,10 +209,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv4(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
             b->ip.addr_data32[0] = htonl(a_ip2 + 1);
             b->ip2.addr_data32[0] = htonl(b_ip2);
 
-            if (de_ctx != NULL) {
-                /* 'b' overlaps 'a' so 'a' needs the 'b' sigs */
-                SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, b->sh, &a->sh);
-            }
         } else if (a_ip2 == b_ip2) {
             SCLogDebug("DetectAddressCutIPv4: 2");
 
@@ -245,13 +218,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv4(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
             b->ip.addr_data32[0]   = htonl(a_ip1);
             b->ip2.addr_data32[0] = htonl(a_ip2);
 
-            if (de_ctx != NULL) {
-                SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, b->sh, &tmp->sh);
-                SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &b->sh);
-                SigGroupHeadClearSigs(a->sh);
-                SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, tmp->sh, &a->sh);
-                SigGroupHeadClearSigs(tmp->sh);
-            }
         } else {
             SCLogDebug("3");
 
@@ -269,24 +235,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv4(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
             tmp_c->ip.addr_data32[0] = htonl(a_ip2 + 1);
             tmp_c->ip2.addr_data32[0] = htonl(b_ip2);
             *c = tmp_c;
-
-            if (de_ctx != NULL) {
-                /* 'a' gets clean and then 'b' sigs
-                 * 'b' gets clean, then 'a' then 'b' sigs
-                 * 'c' gets 'b' sigs */
-                /* store old a list */
-                SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &tmp->sh);
-                /* clean a list */
-                SigGroupHeadClearSigs(a->sh);
-                /* copy old b to c */
-                SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, b->sh, &tmp_c->sh);
-                /* copy old b to a */
-                SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, b->sh, &a->sh);
-                /* prepend old a before b */
-                SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, tmp->sh, &b->sh);
-                /* clean tmp list */
-                SigGroupHeadClearSigs(tmp->sh);
-            }
         }
         /* we have 2 or three parts:
          *
@@ -315,15 +263,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv4(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
 
             b->ip.addr_data32[0] = htonl(b_ip2 + 1);
             b->ip2.addr_data32[0] = htonl(a_ip2);
-
-            if (de_ctx != NULL) {
-                /* 'b' overlaps 'a' so a needs the 'b' sigs */
-                SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, b->sh, &tmp->sh);
-                SigGroupHeadClearSigs(b->sh);
-                SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &b->sh);
-                SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, tmp->sh, &a->sh);
-                SigGroupHeadClearSigs(tmp->sh);
-            }
         } else if (a_ip2 == b_ip2) {
             SCLogDebug("DetectAddressCutIPv4: 2");
 
@@ -332,11 +271,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv4(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
 
             b->ip.addr_data32[0]   = htonl(b_ip1);
             b->ip2.addr_data32[0] = htonl(b_ip2);
-
-            if (de_ctx != NULL) {
-                /* 'a' overlaps 'b' so a needs the 'a' sigs */
-                SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &b->sh);
-            }
         } else {
             SCLogDebug("DetectAddressCutIPv4: 3");
 
@@ -354,14 +288,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv4(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
             tmp_c->ip.addr_data32[0] = htonl(b_ip2 + 1);
             tmp_c->ip2.addr_data32[0] = htonl(a_ip2);
             *c = tmp_c;
-
-            if (de_ctx != NULL) {
-                /* 'a' stays the same wrt sigs
-                 * 'b' keeps it's own sigs and gets a's sigs prepended
-                 * 'c' gets 'a' sigs */
-                SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &b->sh);
-                SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &tmp_c->sh);
-            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/detect-engine-address-ipv6.c b/src/detect-engine-address-ipv6.c
index fa692b1a0c..21d7f30bd2 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-address-ipv6.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-address-ipv6.c
@@ -406,11 +406,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv6(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
 
         *c = tmp_c;
 
-        /* copy old b to c */
-        SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, b->sh, &tmp_c->sh);
-        /* copy old b to a */
-        SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &b->sh);
-
     /* we have 3 parts: [bbb[baba]aaa]
      * part a: b_ip1 <-> a_ip1 - 1
      * part b: a_ip1 <-> b_ip2
@@ -433,23 +428,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv6(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
         AddressCutIPv6Copy(a_ip2, tmp_c->ip2.addr_data32);
         *c = tmp_c;
 
-        /* 'a' gets clean and then 'b' sigs
-         * 'b' gets clean, then 'a' then 'b' sigs
-         * 'c' gets 'a' sigs */
-        /* store old a list */
-        SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &tmp->sh);
-        /* clean a list */
-        SigGroupHeadClearSigs(a->sh);
-        /* copy old b to c */
-        SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, tmp->sh, &tmp_c->sh);
-        /* copy old b to a */
-        SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, b->sh, &a->sh);
-        /* prepend old a before b */
-        SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, tmp->sh, &b->sh);
-
-        /* clean tmp list */
-        SigGroupHeadClearSigs(tmp->sh);
-
     /* we have 2 or three parts:
      *
      * 2 part: [[abab]bbb] or [bbb[baba]]
@@ -472,9 +450,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv6(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
             AddressCutIPv6CopyAddOne(a_ip2, b->ip.addr_data32);
             AddressCutIPv6Copy(b_ip2, b->ip2.addr_data32);
 
-            /* 'b' overlaps 'a' so 'a' needs the 'b' sigs */
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, b->sh, &a->sh);
-
         } else if (AddressIPv6EqU32(a_ip2, b_ip2) == 1) {
             AddressCutIPv6Copy(b_ip1, a->ip.addr_data32);
             AddressCutIPv6CopySubOne(a_ip1, a->ip2.addr_data32);
@@ -482,12 +457,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv6(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
             AddressCutIPv6Copy(a_ip1, b->ip.addr_data32);
             AddressCutIPv6Copy(a_ip2, b->ip2.addr_data32);
 
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, b->sh, &tmp->sh);
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &b->sh);
-            SigGroupHeadClearSigs(a->sh);
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, tmp->sh, &a->sh);
-            SigGroupHeadClearSigs(tmp->sh);
-
         } else {
             AddressCutIPv6Copy(b_ip1, a->ip.addr_data32);
             AddressCutIPv6CopySubOne(a_ip1, a->ip2.addr_data32);
@@ -505,23 +474,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv6(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
             AddressCutIPv6Copy(b_ip2, tmp_c->ip2.addr_data32);
             *c = tmp_c;
 
-            /* 'a' gets clean and then 'b' sigs
-             * 'b' gets clean, then 'a' then 'b' sigs
-             * 'c' gets 'b' sigs */
-            /* store old a list */
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &tmp->sh);
-            /* clean a list */
-            SigGroupHeadClearSigs(a->sh);
-            /* copy old b to c */
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, b->sh, &tmp_c->sh);
-            /* copy old b to a */
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, b->sh, &a->sh);
-            /* prepend old a before b */
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, tmp->sh, &b->sh);
-
-            /* clean tmp list */
-            SigGroupHeadClearSigs(tmp->sh);
-
         }
     /* we have 2 or three parts:
      *
@@ -544,24 +496,12 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv6(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
 
             AddressCutIPv6CopyAddOne(b_ip2, b->ip.addr_data32);
             AddressCutIPv6Copy(a_ip2, b->ip2.addr_data32);
-
-            /* 'b' overlaps 'a' so a needs the 'b' sigs */
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, b->sh, &tmp->sh);
-            SigGroupHeadClearSigs(b->sh);
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &b->sh);
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, tmp->sh, &a->sh);
-            SigGroupHeadClearSigs(tmp->sh);
-
         } else if (AddressIPv6EqU32(a_ip2, b_ip2) == 1) {
             AddressCutIPv6Copy(a_ip1, a->ip.addr_data32);
             AddressCutIPv6CopySubOne(b_ip1, a->ip2.addr_data32);
 
             AddressCutIPv6Copy(b_ip1, b->ip.addr_data32);
             AddressCutIPv6Copy(b_ip2, b->ip2.addr_data32);
-
-            /* 'a' overlaps 'b' so a needs the 'a' sigs */
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &b->sh);
-
         } else {
             AddressCutIPv6Copy(a_ip1, a->ip.addr_data32);
             AddressCutIPv6CopySubOne(b_ip1, a->ip2.addr_data32);
@@ -578,13 +518,6 @@ int DetectAddressCutIPv6(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *a,
             AddressCutIPv6CopyAddOne(b_ip2, tmp_c->ip.addr_data32);
             AddressCutIPv6Copy(a_ip2, tmp_c->ip2.addr_data32);
             *c = tmp_c;
-
-            /* 'a' stays the same wrt sigs
-             * 'b' keeps it's own sigs and gets a's sigs prepended
-             * 'c' gets 'a' sigs */
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &b->sh);
-            SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, a->sh, &tmp_c->sh);
-
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/detect-engine-address.c b/src/detect-engine-address.c
index 30bd5b7e72..1c65198aab 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-address.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-address.c
@@ -80,16 +80,6 @@ void DetectAddressFree(DetectAddress *ag)
     if (ag == NULL)
         return;
 
-    SCLogDebug("ag %p, sh %p", ag, ag->sh);
-
-    /* only free the head if we have the original */
-    if (ag->sh != NULL && !(ag->flags & ADDRESS_SIGGROUPHEAD_COPY)) {
-        SCLogDebug("- ag %p, sh %p not a copy, so call SigGroupHeadFree", ag,
-                   ag->sh);
-        SigGroupHeadFree(ag->sh);
-    }
-    ag->sh = NULL;
-
     SCFree(ag);
 
     return;
@@ -159,7 +149,6 @@ void DetectAddressPrintList(DetectAddress *head)
     SCLogInfo("list:");
     if (head != NULL) {
         for (cur = head; cur != NULL; cur = cur->next) {
-             SCLogInfo("SIGS %6u ", cur->sh ? cur->sh->sig_cnt : 0);
              DetectAddressPrint(cur);
         }
     }
@@ -332,9 +321,7 @@ int DetectAddressInsert(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddressHead *gh,
             if (r == ADDRESS_EQ) {
                 /* exact overlap/match */
                 if (cur != new) {
-                    SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, new->sh, &cur->sh);
                     DetectAddressFree(new);
-
                     return 0;
                 }
 
@@ -450,8 +437,6 @@ int DetectAddressJoin(DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx, DetectAddress *target,
     if (target->ip.family != source->ip.family)
         return -1;
 
-    SigGroupHeadCopySigs(de_ctx, source->sh, &target->sh);
-
     if (target->ip.family == AF_INET)
         return DetectAddressJoinIPv4(de_ctx, target, source);
     else if (target->ip.family == AF_INET6)
@@ -4823,320 +4808,6 @@ int AddressConfVarsTest05(void)
     return result;
 }
 
-#include "detect-engine.h"
-
-/**
- * \test Test sig distribution over address groups
- */
-static int AddressTestFunctions01(void)
-{
-    DetectAddress *a1 = NULL;
-    DetectAddress *a2 = NULL;
-    DetectAddressHead *h = NULL;
-    int result = 0;
-
-    DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx = DetectEngineCtxInit();
-    Signature s[2];
-    memset(s,0x00,sizeof(s));
-
-    s[0].num = 0;
-    s[1].num = 1;
-
-    a1 = DetectAddressParseSingle("255.0.0.0/8");
-    if (a1 == NULL) {
-        printf("a1 == NULL: ");
-        goto end;
-    }
-    SigGroupHeadAppendSig(de_ctx, &a1->sh, &s[0]);
-
-    a2 = DetectAddressParseSingle("0.0.0.0/0");
-    if (a2 == NULL) {
-        printf("a2 == NULL: ");
-        goto end;
-    }
-    SigGroupHeadAppendSig(de_ctx, &a2->sh, &s[1]);
-
-    SCLogDebug("a1");
-    DetectAddressPrint(a1);
-    SCLogDebug("a2");
-    DetectAddressPrint(a2);
-
-    h = DetectAddressHeadInit();
-    if (h == NULL)
-        goto end;
-    DetectAddressInsert(de_ctx, h, a1);
-    DetectAddressInsert(de_ctx, h, a2);
-
-    if (h == NULL)
-        goto end;
-
-    DetectAddress *x = h->ipv4_head;
-    for ( ; x != NULL; x = x->next) {
-        SCLogDebug("x %p next %p", x, x->next);
-        DetectAddressPrint(x);
-        //SigGroupHeadPrintSigs(de_ctx, x->sh);
-    }
-
-    DetectAddress *one = h->ipv4_head;
-    DetectAddress *two = one->next;
-
-    int sig = 0;
-    if ((one->sh->init->sig_array[sig / 8] & (1 << (sig % 8)))) {
-        printf("sig %d part of 'one', but it shouldn't: ", sig);
-        goto end;
-    }
-    sig = 1;
-    if (!(one->sh->init->sig_array[sig / 8] & (1 << (sig % 8)))) {
-        printf("sig %d part of 'one', but it shouldn't: ", sig);
-        goto end;
-    }
-    sig = 1;
-    if (!(two->sh->init->sig_array[sig / 8] & (1 << (sig % 8)))) {
-        printf("sig %d part of 'two', but it shouldn't: ", sig);
-        goto end;
-    }
-
-    result = 1;
-end:
-    if (h != NULL)
-        DetectAddressHeadFree(h);
-    return result;
-}
-
-/**
- * \test Test sig distribution over address groups
- */
-static int AddressTestFunctions02(void)
-{
-    DetectAddress *a1 = NULL;
-    DetectAddress *a2 = NULL;
-    DetectAddressHead *h = NULL;
-    int result = 0;
-
-    DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx = DetectEngineCtxInit();
-    Signature s[2];
-    memset(s,0x00,sizeof(s));
-
-    s[0].num = 0;
-    s[1].num = 1;
-
-    a1 = DetectAddressParseSingle("255.0.0.0/8");
-    if (a1 == NULL) {
-        printf("a1 == NULL: ");
-        goto end;
-    }
-    SigGroupHeadAppendSig(de_ctx, &a1->sh, &s[0]);
-
-    a2 = DetectAddressParseSingle("0.0.0.0/0");
-    if (a2 == NULL) {
-        printf("a2 == NULL: ");
-        goto end;
-    }
-    SigGroupHeadAppendSig(de_ctx, &a2->sh, &s[1]);
-
-    SCLogDebug("a1");
-    DetectAddressPrint(a1);
-    SCLogDebug("a2");
-    DetectAddressPrint(a2);
-
-    h = DetectAddressHeadInit();
-    if (h == NULL)
-        goto end;
-    DetectAddressInsert(de_ctx, h, a2);
-    DetectAddressInsert(de_ctx, h, a1);
-
-    BUG_ON(h == NULL);
-
-    SCLogDebug("dp3");
-
-    DetectAddress *x = h->ipv4_head;
-    for ( ; x != NULL; x = x->next) {
-        DetectAddressPrint(x);
-        //SigGroupHeadPrintSigs(de_ctx, x->sh);
-    }
-
-    DetectAddress *one = h->ipv4_head;
-    DetectAddress *two = one->next;
-
-    int sig = 0;
-    if ((one->sh->init->sig_array[sig / 8] & (1 << (sig % 8)))) {
-        printf("sig %d part of 'one', but it shouldn't: ", sig);
-        goto end;
-    }
-    sig = 1;
-    if (!(one->sh->init->sig_array[sig / 8] & (1 << (sig % 8)))) {
-        printf("sig %d part of 'one', but it shouldn't: ", sig);
-        goto end;
-    }
-    sig = 1;
-    if (!(two->sh->init->sig_array[sig / 8] & (1 << (sig % 8)))) {
-        printf("sig %d part of 'two', but it shouldn't: ", sig);
-        goto end;
-    }
-
-    result = 1;
-end:
-    if (h != NULL)
-        DetectAddressHeadFree(h);
-    return result;
-}
-
-/**
- * \test Test sig distribution over address groups
- */
-static int AddressTestFunctions03(void)
-{
-    DetectAddress *a1 = NULL;
-    DetectAddress *a2 = NULL;
-    DetectAddressHead *h = NULL;
-    int result = 0;
-
-    DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx = DetectEngineCtxInit();
-    Signature s[2];
-    memset(s,0x00,sizeof(s));
-
-    s[0].num = 0;
-    s[1].num = 1;
-
-    a1 = DetectAddressParseSingle("ffff::/16");
-    if (a1 == NULL) {
-        printf("a1 == NULL: ");
-        goto end;
-    }
-    SigGroupHeadAppendSig(de_ctx, &a1->sh, &s[0]);
-
-    a2 = DetectAddressParseSingle("::/0");
-    if (a2 == NULL) {
-        printf("a2 == NULL: ");
-        goto end;
-    }
-    SigGroupHeadAppendSig(de_ctx, &a2->sh, &s[1]);
-
-    SCLogDebug("a1");
-    DetectAddressPrint(a1);
-    SCLogDebug("a2");
-    DetectAddressPrint(a2);
-
-    h = DetectAddressHeadInit();
-    if (h == NULL)
-        goto end;
-    DetectAddressInsert(de_ctx, h, a1);
-    DetectAddressInsert(de_ctx, h, a2);
-
-    if (h == NULL)
-        goto end;
-
-    DetectAddress *x = h->ipv6_head;
-    for ( ; x != NULL; x = x->next) {
-        SCLogDebug("x %p next %p", x, x->next);
-        DetectAddressPrint(x);
-        //SigGroupHeadPrintSigs(de_ctx, x->sh);
-    }
-
-    DetectAddress *one = h->ipv6_head;
-    DetectAddress *two = one->next;
-
-    int sig = 0;
-    if ((one->sh->init->sig_array[sig / 8] & (1 << (sig % 8)))) {
-        printf("sig %d part of 'one', but it shouldn't: ", sig);
-        goto end;
-    }
-    sig = 1;
-    if (!(one->sh->init->sig_array[sig / 8] & (1 << (sig % 8)))) {
-        printf("sig %d part of 'one', but it shouldn't: ", sig);
-        goto end;
-    }
-    sig = 1;
-    if (!(two->sh->init->sig_array[sig / 8] & (1 << (sig % 8)))) {
-        printf("sig %d part of 'two', but it shouldn't: ", sig);
-        goto end;
-    }
-
-    result = 1;
-end:
-    if (h != NULL)
-        DetectAddressHeadFree(h);
-    return result;
-}
-
-/**
- * \test Test sig distribution over address groups
- */
-static int AddressTestFunctions04(void)
-{
-    DetectAddress *a1 = NULL;
-    DetectAddress *a2 = NULL;
-    DetectAddressHead *h = NULL;
-    int result = 0;
-
-    DetectEngineCtx *de_ctx = DetectEngineCtxInit();
-    Signature s[2];
-    memset(s,0x00,sizeof(s));
-
-    s[0].num = 0;
-    s[1].num = 1;
-
-    a1 = DetectAddressParseSingle("ffff::/16");
-    if (a1 == NULL) {
-        printf("a1 == NULL: ");
-        goto end;
-    }
-    SigGroupHeadAppendSig(de_ctx, &a1->sh, &s[0]);
-
-    a2 = DetectAddressParseSingle("::/0");
-    if (a2 == NULL) {
-        printf("a2 == NULL: ");
-        goto end;
-    }
-    SigGroupHeadAppendSig(de_ctx, &a2->sh, &s[1]);
-
-    SCLogDebug("a1");
-    DetectAddressPrint(a1);
-    SCLogDebug("a2");
-    DetectAddressPrint(a2);
-
-    h = DetectAddressHeadInit();
-    if (h == NULL)
-        goto end;
-    DetectAddressInsert(de_ctx, h, a2);
-    DetectAddressInsert(de_ctx, h, a1);
-
-    BUG_ON(h == NULL);
-
-    SCLogDebug("dp3");
-
-    DetectAddress *x = h->ipv6_head;
-    for ( ; x != NULL; x = x->next) {
-        DetectAddressPrint(x);
-        //SigGroupHeadPrintSigs(de_ctx, x->sh);
-    }
-
-    DetectAddress *one = h->ipv6_head;
-    DetectAddress *two = one->next;
-
-    int sig = 0;
-    if ((one->sh->init->sig_array[sig / 8] & (1 << (sig % 8)))) {
-        printf("sig %d part of 'one', but it shouldn't: ", sig);
-        goto end;
-    }
-    sig = 1;
-    if (!(one->sh->init->sig_array[sig / 8] & (1 << (sig % 8)))) {
-        printf("sig %d part of 'one', but it shouldn't: ", sig);
-        goto end;
-    }
-    sig = 1;
-    if (!(two->sh->init->sig_array[sig / 8] & (1 << (sig % 8)))) {
-        printf("sig %d part of 'two', but it shouldn't: ", sig);
-        goto end;
-    }
-
-    result = 1;
-end:
-    if (h != NULL)
-        DetectAddressHeadFree(h);
-    return result;
-}
-
 #endif /* UNITTESTS */
 
 void DetectAddressTests(void)
@@ -5339,10 +5010,5 @@ void DetectAddressTests(void)
     UtRegisterTest("AddressConfVarsTest03 ", AddressConfVarsTest03, 1);
     UtRegisterTest("AddressConfVarsTest04 ", AddressConfVarsTest04, 1);
     UtRegisterTest("AddressConfVarsTest05 ", AddressConfVarsTest05, 1);
-
-    UtRegisterTest("AddressTestFunctions01", AddressTestFunctions01, 1);
-    UtRegisterTest("AddressTestFunctions02", AddressTestFunctions02, 1);
-    UtRegisterTest("AddressTestFunctions03", AddressTestFunctions03, 1);
-    UtRegisterTest("AddressTestFunctions04", AddressTestFunctions04, 1);
 #endif /* UNITTESTS */
 }
diff --git a/src/detect.h b/src/detect.h
index 2aa20bfa8b..663fbc2b0b 100644
--- a/src/detect.h
+++ b/src/detect.h
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@ enum {
 #define ADDRESS_FLAG_ANY            0x01 /**< address is "any" */
 #define ADDRESS_FLAG_NOT            0x02 /**< address is negated */
 
-#define ADDRESS_SIGGROUPHEAD_COPY   0x04 /**< sgh is a ptr to another sgh */
-
 /** \brief address structure for use in the detection engine.
  *
  *  Contains the address information and matching information.
@@ -175,9 +173,6 @@ typedef struct DetectAddress_ {
     Address ip;
     Address ip2;
 
-    /** signatures that belong in this group */
-    struct SigGroupHead_ *sh;
-
     /** flags affecting this address */
     uint8_t flags;