diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index 5fb1ee516d3a..1b1c3480a24d 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -420,21 +420,6 @@ static void hci_cc_host_buffer_size(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	hci_req_complete(hdev, HCI_OP_HOST_BUFFER_SIZE, status);
 }
 
-static void hci_cc_read_ssp_mode(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	struct hci_rp_read_ssp_mode *rp = (void *) skb->data;
-
-	BT_DBG("%s status 0x%x", hdev->name, rp->status);
-
-	if (rp->status)
-		return;
-
-	if (rp->mode)
-		set_bit(HCI_SSP_ENABLED, &hdev->dev_flags);
-	else
-		clear_bit(HCI_SSP_ENABLED, &hdev->dev_flags);
-}
-
 static void hci_cc_write_ssp_mode(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	__u8 status = *((__u8 *) skb->data);
@@ -2201,10 +2186,6 @@ static inline void hci_cmd_complete_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *sk
 		hci_cc_host_buffer_size(hdev, skb);
 		break;
 
-	case HCI_OP_READ_SSP_MODE:
-		hci_cc_read_ssp_mode(hdev, skb);
-		break;
-
 	case HCI_OP_WRITE_SSP_MODE:
 		hci_cc_write_ssp_mode(hdev, skb);
 		break;