diff --git a/include/net/lib80211.h b/include/net/lib80211.h
index be95b9262801..aab0f427edb5 100644
--- a/include/net/lib80211.h
+++ b/include/net/lib80211.h
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 
-/* print_ssid() is intended to be used in debug (and possibly error)
- * messages. It should never be used for passing ssid to user space. */
-const char *print_ssid(char *buf, const char *ssid, u8 ssid_len);
-#define DECLARE_SSID_BUF(var) char var[IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN * 4 + 1] __maybe_unused
-
 #define NUM_WEP_KEYS	4
 
 enum {
diff --git a/net/wireless/lib80211.c b/net/wireless/lib80211.c
index a55c27b75ee5..459611577d3d 100644
--- a/net/wireless/lib80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/lib80211.c
@@ -46,38 +46,6 @@ static void lib80211_crypt_deinit_entries(struct lib80211_crypt_info *info,
 static void lib80211_crypt_quiescing(struct lib80211_crypt_info *info);
 static void lib80211_crypt_deinit_handler(unsigned long data);
 
-const char *print_ssid(char *buf, const char *ssid, u8 ssid_len)
-{
-	const char *s = ssid;
-	char *d = buf;
-
-	ssid_len = min_t(u8, ssid_len, IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN);
-	while (ssid_len--) {
-		if (isprint(*s)) {
-			*d++ = *s++;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		*d++ = '\\';
-		if (*s == '\0')
-			*d++ = '0';
-		else if (*s == '\n')
-			*d++ = 'n';
-		else if (*s == '\r')
-			*d++ = 'r';
-		else if (*s == '\t')
-			*d++ = 't';
-		else if (*s == '\\')
-			*d++ = '\\';
-		else
-			d += snprintf(d, 3, "%03o", *s);
-		s++;
-	}
-	*d = '\0';
-	return buf;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(print_ssid);
-
 int lib80211_crypt_info_init(struct lib80211_crypt_info *info, char *name,
 				spinlock_t *lock)
 {