Remove network method from new gen modules

tests/core/version-module/test_version_module.py

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ def async_w3():
 def test_blocking_version(blocking_w3):
     assert blocking_w3.blocking_version.api == blocking_w3.legacy_version.api
     assert blocking_w3.blocking_version.node == blocking_w3.legacy_version.node
-    assert blocking_w3.blocking_version.network == blocking_w3.legacy_version.network
     assert blocking_w3.blocking_version.ethereum == blocking_w3.legacy_version.ethereum
 
 
@@ -48,12 +47,6 @@ async def test_async_blocking_version(async_w3, blocking_w3):
     assert async_w3.async_version.api == blocking_w3.legacy_version.api
 
     assert await async_w3.async_version.node == blocking_w3.legacy_version.node
-    with pytest.raises(
-        ValueError,
-        message="RPC Endpoint has not been implemented: net_version"
-    ):
-        #  net_version is provided through a middleware
-        assert await async_w3.async_version.network == blocking_w3.legacy_version.network
     with pytest.raises(
         ValueError,
         message="RPC Endpoint has not been implemented: eth_protocolVersion"

web3/version.py

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ class BaseVersion(ModuleV2):
     retrieve_caller_fn = None
 
     _get_node_version = Method('web3_clientVersion')
-    _get_net_version = Method('net_version')
     _get_protocol_version = Method('eth_protocolVersion')
 
     @property
@@ -27,10 +26,6 @@ class AsyncVersion(BaseVersion):
     async def node(self):
         return await self._get_node_version()
 
-    @property
-    async def network(self):
-        return await self._get_net_version()
-
     @property
     async def ethereum(self):
         return await self._get_protocol_version()
@@ -41,10 +36,6 @@ class BlockingVersion(BaseVersion):
     def node(self):
         return self._get_node_version()
 
-    @property
-    def network(self):
-        return self._get_net_version()
-
     @property
     def ethereum(self):
         return self._get_protocol_version()