diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h
index 42fafdbe7097..97643ff93ef4 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h
@@ -276,10 +276,6 @@ extern void hdd_wlan_get_stats(struct hdd_adapter *adapter, uint16_t *length,
 extern void hdd_wlan_list_fw_profile(uint16_t *length,
 			       char *buffer, uint16_t buf_len);
 
-extern int iw_set_ap_address(struct net_device *dev,
-			     struct iw_request_info *info,
-			     union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra);
-
 extern int iw_set_var_ints_getnone(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 fabc7cf03558..a4928d25443a 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
@@ -5295,70 +5295,3 @@ int hdd_set_csr_auth_type(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 
 	return 0;
 }
-
-/**
- * __iw_set_ap_address() - set ap address
- * @dev: pointer to the net device
- * @info: pointer to the iw request info
- * @wrqu: pointer to iwreq_data
- * @extra: pointer to the data
- *
- * This function updates the HDD global station context connection info
- * BSSID with the MAC address received from the wpa_supplicant.
- *
- * Return: 0 on success, error number otherwise
- */
-static int __iw_set_ap_address(struct net_device *dev,
-		      struct iw_request_info *info,
-		      union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
-{
-
-	struct hdd_adapter *adapter;
-	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx;
-	struct hdd_station_ctx *sta_ctx =
-		WLAN_HDD_GET_STATION_CTX_PTR(WLAN_HDD_GET_PRIV_PTR(dev));
-	uint8_t *pMacAddress = NULL;
-	int ret;
-
-	ENTER_DEV(dev);
-
-	adapter = WLAN_HDD_GET_PRIV_PTR(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;
-
-	pMacAddress = (uint8_t *) wrqu->ap_addr.sa_data;
-	hdd_debug(" " MAC_ADDRESS_STR, MAC_ADDR_ARRAY(pMacAddress));
-	qdf_mem_copy(sta_ctx->conn_info.bssId.bytes, pMacAddress,
-		     sizeof(struct qdf_mac_addr));
-	EXIT();
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * iw_set_ap_address() - set ap addresses callback 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_set_ap_address(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_request_info *info,
-			union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	cds_ssr_protect(__func__);
-	ret = __iw_set_ap_address(dev, info, wrqu, extra);
-	cds_ssr_unprotect(__func__);
-
-	return ret;
-}
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
index 87f0625d20c4..001f2869c057 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
@@ -11231,7 +11231,7 @@ static const iw_handler we_handler[] = {
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCGIWSPY */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCSIWTHRSPY */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCGIWTHRSPY */
-	(iw_handler) iw_set_ap_address, /* SIOCSIWAP */
+	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCSIWAP */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCGIWAP */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCSIWMLME */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCGIWAPLIST */