diff --git a/functions-common b/functions-common
index df295a3..5f933d6 100644
--- a/functions-common
+++ b/functions-common
@@ -2049,6 +2049,11 @@
     fi
 }
 
+# Remove "[]" around urlquoted IPv6 addresses
+function ipv6_unquote {
+    echo $1 | tr -d []
+}
+
 # Gracefully cp only if source file/dir exists
 # cp_it source destination
 function cp_it {