diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h
index ff4fb2207adb..e287ab1c5979 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h
@@ -280,10 +280,6 @@ extern int iw_set_essid(struct net_device *dev,
 			struct iw_request_info *info,
 			union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra);
 
-extern int iw_get_essid(struct net_device *dev,
-			struct iw_request_info *info,
-			struct iw_point *dwrq, char *extra);
-
 extern int iw_set_ap_address(struct net_device *dev,
 			     struct iw_request_info *info,
 			     union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra);
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
index 9390c76c3eac..31d8820cb305 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
@@ -5528,78 +5528,6 @@ int iw_set_essid(struct net_device *dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * __iw_get_essid() - This function returns the essid to the wpa_supplicant
- * @dev: pointer to the net device
- * @info: pointer to the iw request info
- * @dwrq: pointer to iw_point
- * @extra: pointer to the data
- *
- * Return: 0 on success, error number otherwise
- */
-static int __iw_get_essid(struct net_device *dev,
-		 struct iw_request_info *info,
-		 struct iw_point *dwrq, char *extra)
-{
-	struct hdd_adapter *adapter = WLAN_HDD_GET_PRIV_PTR(dev);
-	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx;
-	struct hdd_wext_state *wextBuf = WLAN_HDD_GET_WEXT_STATE_PTR(adapter);
-	struct hdd_station_ctx *sta_ctx =
-		WLAN_HDD_GET_STATION_CTX_PTR(adapter);
-	int ret;
-
-	ENTER_DEV(dev);
-
-	hdd_ctx = WLAN_HDD_GET_CTX(adapter);
-	ret = wlan_hdd_validate_context(hdd_ctx);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = hdd_check_standard_wext_control(hdd_ctx, info);
-	if (0 != ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	if ((sta_ctx->conn_info.connState == eConnectionState_Associated &&
-	     wextBuf->roamProfile.SSIDs.SSIDList->SSID.length > 0) ||
-	    ((sta_ctx->conn_info.connState == eConnectionState_IbssConnected
-	      || sta_ctx->conn_info.connState ==
-	      eConnectionState_IbssDisconnected)
-	     && wextBuf->roamProfile.SSIDs.SSIDList->SSID.length > 0)) {
-		dwrq->length = sta_ctx->conn_info.SSID.SSID.length;
-		memcpy(extra, sta_ctx->conn_info.SSID.SSID.ssId,
-		       dwrq->length);
-		dwrq->flags = 1;
-	} else {
-		memset(extra, 0, dwrq->length);
-		dwrq->length = 0;
-		dwrq->flags = 0;
-	}
-	EXIT();
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * iw_get_essid() - get essid handler function
- * @dev: Pointer to the net device.
- * @info: Pointer to the iw_request_info.
- * @wrqu: Pointer to the iwreq_data.
- * @extra: Pointer to the data.
- *
- * Return: 0 for success, error number on failure
- */
-int iw_get_essid(struct net_device *dev,
-		 struct iw_request_info *info,
-		 struct iw_point *wrqu, char *extra)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	cds_ssr_protect(__func__);
-	ret = __iw_get_essid(dev, info, wrqu, extra);
-	cds_ssr_unprotect(__func__);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /**
  * __iw_set_ap_address() - set ap address
  * @dev: pointer to the net device
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
index 05dfd2884894..5f9731b73a96 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
@@ -11348,7 +11348,7 @@ static const iw_handler we_handler[] = {
 	(iw_handler) NULL,       /* SIOCSIWSCAN */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,       /* SIOCGIWSCAN */
 	(iw_handler) iw_set_essid,      /* SIOCSIWESSID */
-	(iw_handler) iw_get_essid,      /* SIOCGIWESSID */
+	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCGIWESSID */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCSIWNICKN */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCGIWNICKN */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* -- hole -- */