diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
index 381b280d72a8..03177f3bee2c 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_main.h
@@ -1138,7 +1138,6 @@ struct hdd_adapter {
 #endif
 	uint8_t addr_filter_pattern;
 
-	bool higherDtimTransition;
 	bool survey_idx;
 
 	struct hdd_scan_info scan_info;
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index cbf90819725b..1257b6ee1b1e 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -3168,7 +3168,6 @@ static struct hdd_adapter *hdd_alloc_station_adapter(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx
 
 		adapter->offloads_configured = false;
 		adapter->is_link_up_service_needed = false;
-		adapter->higherDtimTransition = true;
 		/* Init the net_device structure */
 		strlcpy(pWlanDev->name, name, IFNAMSIZ);
 
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
index 5bedf4edd1f1..29970388bbbf 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static const struct ccp_freq_chan_map freq_chan_map[] = {
  * </ioctl>
  */
 #define WE_SET_MAX_TX_POWER  7
-#define WE_SET_HIGHER_DTIM_TRANSITION   8
+/* 8 is unused */
 #define WE_SET_TM_LEVEL      9
 /*
  * <ioctl>
@@ -5807,23 +5807,6 @@ static int __iw_setint_getnone(struct net_device *dev,
 
 		break;
 	}
-	case WE_SET_HIGHER_DTIM_TRANSITION:
-	{
-		if (!((set_value == false) || (set_value == true))) {
-			hdd_err("Dynamic DTIM Incorrect data:%d",
-			       set_value);
-			ret = -EINVAL;
-		} else {
-			if (adapter->higherDtimTransition != set_value) {
-				adapter->higherDtimTransition =
-					set_value;
-				hdd_debug("higherDtimTransition set to :%d",
-				       adapter->higherDtimTransition);
-			}
-		}
-
-		break;
-	}
 
 	case WE_SET_TM_LEVEL:
 	{
@@ -10993,16 +10976,6 @@ static const struct iw_priv_args we_private_args[] = {
 	 0,
 	 "setTxMaxPower"},
 
-	/* set Higher DTIM Transition (DTIM1 to DTIM3)
-	 * 1 = enable and 0 = disable
-	 */
-	{
-		WE_SET_HIGHER_DTIM_TRANSITION,
-		IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1,
-		0,
-		"setHDtimTransn"
-	},
-
 	{WE_SET_TM_LEVEL,
 	 IW_PRIV_TYPE_INT | IW_PRIV_SIZE_FIXED | 1,
 	 0,