diff --git a/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h b/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
index 80be7deb2ed7..cf10ec7b2c3d 100644
--- a/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
+++ b/core/sme/inc/sme_api.h
@@ -661,8 +661,6 @@ QDF_STATUS sme_8023_multicast_list(tHalHandle hHal, uint8_t sessionId,
 		tpSirRcvFltMcAddrList pMulticastAddrs);
 #endif /* WLAN_FEATURE_PACKET_FILTERING */
 bool sme_is_channel_valid(tHalHandle hHal, uint8_t channel);
-QDF_STATUS sme_set_freq_band(tHalHandle hHal, uint8_t sessionId,
-		enum band_info eBand);
 QDF_STATUS sme_get_freq_band(tHalHandle hHal, enum band_info *pBand);
 uint16_t sme_chn_to_freq(uint8_t chanNum);
 bool sme_is_channel_valid(tHalHandle hHal, uint8_t channel);
diff --git a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
index 57dc990a327e..7ef2f3dadbd3 100644
--- a/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
+++ b/core/sme/src/common/sme_api.c
@@ -5801,29 +5801,6 @@ bool sme_is_channel_valid(tHalHandle hHal, uint8_t channel)
 	return valid;
 }
 
-/*
- * sme_set_freq_band() -
- *  Used to set frequency band.
- *
- * hHal
- * sessionId - Session Identifier
- * band value to be configured
- * Return QDF_STATUS
- */
-QDF_STATUS sme_set_freq_band(tHalHandle hHal, uint8_t sessionId,
-			     enum band_info eBand)
-{
-	QDF_STATUS status = QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
-	tpAniSirGlobal pMac = PMAC_STRUCT(hHal);
-
-	status = sme_acquire_global_lock(&pMac->sme);
-	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_SUCCESS(status)) {
-		status = csr_set_band(hHal, sessionId, eBand);
-		sme_release_global_lock(&pMac->sme);
-	}
-	return status;
-}
-
 /*
  * sme_get_freq_band() -
  * Used to get the current band settings.