diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index ad71ed4f55ff..6e5f1e1aa822 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ struct genl_info;
  *	do additional, common, filtering and return an error
  * @post_doit: called after an operation's doit callback, it may
  *	undo operations done by pre_doit, for example release locks
- * @mcast_bind: a socket bound to the given multicast group (which
- *	is given as the offset into the groups array)
- * @mcast_unbind: a socket was unbound from the given multicast group.
- *	Note that unbind() will not be called symmetrically if the
- *	generic netlink family is removed while there are still open
- *	sockets.
  * @mcgrps: multicast groups used by this family
  * @n_mcgrps: number of multicast groups
  * @mcgrp_offset: starting number of multicast group IDs in this family
@@ -63,8 +57,6 @@ struct genl_family {
 	void			(*post_doit)(const struct genl_ops *ops,
 					     struct sk_buff *skb,
 					     struct genl_info *info);
-	int			(*mcast_bind)(struct net *net, int group);
-	void			(*mcast_unbind)(struct net *net, int group);
 	const struct genl_ops *	ops;
 	const struct genl_multicast_group *mcgrps;
 	unsigned int		n_ops;
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index a914b9365a46..9395ee8a868d 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -1144,60 +1144,11 @@ static struct genl_family genl_ctrl __ro_after_init = {
 	.netnsok = true,
 };
 
-static int genl_bind(struct net *net, int group)
-{
-	struct genl_family *f;
-	int err = -ENOENT;
-	unsigned int id;
-
-	down_read(&cb_lock);
-
-	idr_for_each_entry(&genl_fam_idr, f, id) {
-		if (group >= f->mcgrp_offset &&
-		    group < f->mcgrp_offset + f->n_mcgrps) {
-			int fam_grp = group - f->mcgrp_offset;
-
-			if (!f->netnsok && net != &init_net)
-				err = -ENOENT;
-			else if (f->mcast_bind)
-				err = f->mcast_bind(net, fam_grp);
-			else
-				err = 0;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	up_read(&cb_lock);
-
-	return err;
-}
-
-static void genl_unbind(struct net *net, int group)
-{
-	struct genl_family *f;
-	unsigned int id;
-
-	down_read(&cb_lock);
-
-	idr_for_each_entry(&genl_fam_idr, f, id) {
-		if (group >= f->mcgrp_offset &&
-		    group < f->mcgrp_offset + f->n_mcgrps) {
-			int fam_grp = group - f->mcgrp_offset;
-
-			if (f->mcast_unbind)
-				f->mcast_unbind(net, fam_grp);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-	up_read(&cb_lock);
-}
-
 static int __net_init genl_pernet_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct netlink_kernel_cfg cfg = {
 		.input		= genl_rcv,
 		.flags		= NL_CFG_F_NONROOT_RECV,
-		.bind		= genl_bind,
-		.unbind		= genl_unbind,
 	};
 
 	/* we'll bump the group number right afterwards */