diff --git a/src/wiphy.c b/src/wiphy.c
index 5e1c219b..d279c5aa 100644
--- a/src/wiphy.c
+++ b/src/wiphy.c
@@ -2003,25 +2003,3 @@ bool wiphy_exit(void)
 
 	return true;
 }
-
-static void wiphy_check_dellink(void *data, void *user_data)
-{
-	uint32_t index = L_PTR_TO_UINT(user_data);
-	struct wiphy *wiphy = data;
-	struct device *device;
-
-	device = l_queue_remove_if(wiphy->netdev_list, device_match,
-						L_UINT_TO_PTR(index));
-	if (device) {
-		l_warn("Removing leftover interface %s", device->name);
-		device_free(device);
-	}
-}
-
-void wiphy_notify_dellink(uint32_t index)
-{
-	if (!wiphy_list)
-		return;
-
-	l_queue_foreach(wiphy_list, wiphy_check_dellink, L_UINT_TO_PTR(index));
-}
diff --git a/src/wiphy.h b/src/wiphy.h
index f779822f..e2a32e2a 100644
--- a/src/wiphy.h
+++ b/src/wiphy.h
@@ -34,6 +34,4 @@ enum ie_rsn_cipher_suite wiphy_select_cipher(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 bool wiphy_init(struct l_genl_family *in);
 bool wiphy_exit(void);
 
-void wiphy_notify_dellink(uint32_t index);
-
 void __iwd_device_foreach(iwd_device_foreach_func func, void *user_data);