diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
index 65d73b50b874..996125bd0d25 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
@@ -5022,68 +5022,6 @@ static int iw_get_freq(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_request_info *info,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * __iw_set_tx_power() - SIOCSIWTXPOW ioctl handler
- * @dev: device upon which the ioctl was received
- * @info: ioctl request information
- * @wrqu: ioctl request data
- * @extra: ioctl extra data
- *
- * Return: 0 on success, non-zero on error
- */
-static int __iw_set_tx_power(struct net_device *dev,
-			     struct iw_request_info *info,
-			     union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
-{
-	struct hdd_adapter *adapter = WLAN_HDD_GET_PRIV_PTR(dev);
-	tHalHandle hHal = WLAN_HDD_GET_HAL_CTX(adapter);
-	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx;
-	int ret;
-
-	ENTER_DEV(dev);
-
-	hdd_ctx = WLAN_HDD_GET_CTX(adapter);
-	ret = wlan_hdd_validate_context(hdd_ctx);
-	if (0 != ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = hdd_check_standard_wext_control(hdd_ctx, info);
-	if (0 != ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (sme_cfg_set_int(hHal, WNI_CFG_CURRENT_TX_POWER_LEVEL,
-				wrqu->txpower.value) != QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		hdd_err("WNI_CFG_CURRENT_TX_POWER_LEVEL failed");
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	EXIT();
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * iw_set_tx_power() - SSR wrapper for __iw_set_tx_power()
- * @dev: pointer to net_device
- * @info: pointer to iw_request_info
- * @wrqu: pointer to iwreq_data
- * @extra: pointer to extra ioctl payload
- *
- * Return: 0 on success, error number otherwise
- */
-static int iw_set_tx_power(struct net_device *dev,
-			   struct iw_request_info *info,
-			   union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	cds_ssr_protect(__func__);
-	ret = __iw_set_tx_power(dev, info, wrqu, extra);
-	cds_ssr_unprotect(__func__);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /**
  * __iw_get_bitrate() - SIOCGIWRATE ioctl handler
  * @dev: device upon which the ioctl was received
@@ -11993,7 +11931,7 @@ static const iw_handler we_handler[] = {
 	(iw_handler) iw_get_rts_threshold,      /* SIOCGIWRTS */
 	(iw_handler) iw_set_frag_threshold,     /* SIOCSIWFRAG */
 	(iw_handler) iw_get_frag_threshold,     /* SIOCGIWFRAG */
-	(iw_handler) iw_set_tx_power,   /* SIOCSIWTXPOW */
+	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCSIWTXPOW */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCGIWTXPOW */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCSIWRETRY */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCGIWRETRY */