diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 857c1001..d56a2592 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -131,16 +131,3 @@ bool util_string_to_address(const char *str, uint8_t *addr)
 
 	return true;
 }
-
-bool _msg_append_attr(struct l_genl_msg *msg,
-			uint16_t type, const char *type_str,
-			uint16_t len, const void *value)
-{
-	bool ret;
-
-	ret = l_genl_msg_append_attr(msg, type, len, value);
-	if (!ret)
-		l_warn("Cannot append attr %s", type_str);
-
-	return ret;
-}
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index c8d418b0..3524ca96 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -43,10 +43,4 @@ static inline bool util_is_bit_set(const uint8_t oct, int bit)
 	return oct & mask ? true : false;
 }
 
-bool _msg_append_attr(struct l_genl_msg *msg,
-			uint16_t type, const char *type_str,
-			uint16_t len, const void *value);
-
-#define msg_append_attr(msg, type, len, value) \
-	_msg_append_attr(msg, type, #type, len, value)
 #endif /* __UTIL_H */