diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index dcc05a197dc1..0fdc3dabc964 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -1558,16 +1558,6 @@ ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
  */
 unsigned int ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(const struct sk_buff *skb);
 
-/**
- * ieee80211_get_hdrlen - get header length from frame control
- *
- * This function returns the 802.11 header length in bytes (not including
- * encryption headers.)
- *
- * @fc: the frame control field (in CPU endianness)
- */
-int ieee80211_get_hdrlen(u16 fc);
-
 /**
  * ieee80211_hdrlen - get header length in bytes from frame control
  * @fc: frame control field in little-endian format
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 24400618190c..f40c060341ae 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -91,45 +91,6 @@ u8 *ieee80211_get_bssid(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr, size_t len,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int ieee80211_get_hdrlen(u16 fc)
-{
-	int hdrlen = 24;
-
-	switch (fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) {
-	case IEEE80211_FTYPE_DATA:
-		if ((fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FROMDS) && (fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_TODS))
-			hdrlen = 30; /* Addr4 */
-		/*
-		 * The QoS Control field is two bytes and its presence is
-		 * indicated by the IEEE80211_STYPE_QOS_DATA bit. Add 2 to
-		 * hdrlen if that bit is set.
-		 * This works by masking out the bit and shifting it to
-		 * bit position 1 so the result has the value 0 or 2.
-		 */
-		hdrlen += (fc & IEEE80211_STYPE_QOS_DATA)
-				>> (ilog2(IEEE80211_STYPE_QOS_DATA)-1);
-		break;
-	case IEEE80211_FTYPE_CTL:
-		/*
-		 * ACK and CTS are 10 bytes, all others 16. To see how
-		 * to get this condition consider
-		 *   subtype mask:   0b0000000011110000 (0x00F0)
-		 *   ACK subtype:    0b0000000011010000 (0x00D0)
-		 *   CTS subtype:    0b0000000011000000 (0x00C0)
-		 *   bits that matter:         ^^^      (0x00E0)
-		 *   value of those: 0b0000000011000000 (0x00C0)
-		 */
-		if ((fc & 0xE0) == 0xC0)
-			hdrlen = 10;
-		else
-			hdrlen = 16;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return hdrlen;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_get_hdrlen);
-
 unsigned int ieee80211_hdrlen(__le16 fc)
 {
 	unsigned int hdrlen = 24;