diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
index 77bcd2bd414f..32321c81030c 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
@@ -5219,73 +5219,6 @@ static int iw_set_bitrate(struct net_device *dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * __iw_set_rts_threshold() - SIOCSIWRTS 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_rts_threshold(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 (wrqu->rts.value < WNI_CFG_RTS_THRESHOLD_STAMIN
-	    || wrqu->rts.value > WNI_CFG_RTS_THRESHOLD_STAMAX) {
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	if (sme_cfg_set_int(hHal, WNI_CFG_RTS_THRESHOLD, wrqu->rts.value) !=
-			QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		hdd_err("failed to set ini parameter, WNI_CFG_RTS_THRESHOLD");
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	EXIT();
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * iw_set_rts_threshold() - SSR wrapper for __iw_set_rts_threshold()
- * @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_rts_threshold(struct net_device *dev,
-				struct iw_request_info *info,
-				union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	cds_ssr_protect(__func__);
-	ret = __iw_set_rts_threshold(dev, info, wrqu, extra);
-	cds_ssr_unprotect(__func__);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /**
  * __iw_get_range() - SIOCGIWRANGE ioctl handler
  * @dev: device upon which the ioctl was received
@@ -11727,7 +11660,7 @@ static const iw_handler we_handler[] = {
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* -- hole -- */
 	(iw_handler) iw_set_bitrate,    /* SIOCSIWRATE */
 	(iw_handler) iw_get_bitrate,    /* SIOCGIWRATE */
-	(iw_handler) iw_set_rts_threshold,      /* SIOCSIWRTS */
+	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCSIWRTS */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCGIWRTS */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCSIWFRAG */
 	(iw_handler) NULL,      /* SIOCGIWFRAG */