diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
index e0512aaef4b8..3c592cf473da 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci.h
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ enum {
 	HCI_MGMT,
 	HCI_PAIRABLE,
 	HCI_SERVICE_CACHE,
-	HCI_LINK_KEYS,
 	HCI_DEBUG_KEYS,
 	HCI_UNREGISTER,
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index 7ae737fcf5e7..fedc5399d465 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -1736,8 +1736,6 @@ static int load_link_keys(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev, void *data,
 
 	hci_link_keys_clear(hdev);
 
-	set_bit(HCI_LINK_KEYS, &hdev->dev_flags);
-
 	if (cp->debug_keys)
 		set_bit(HCI_DEBUG_KEYS, &hdev->dev_flags);
 	else