diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index 6ba1fefae8f1..decf6012a401 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  */
 struct genl_multicast_group {
 	char			name[GENL_NAMSIZ];
-	u8			flags;
 };
 
 struct genl_ops;
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index aa77e956cf25..ede73ecfb1f5 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -961,39 +961,11 @@ 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 = 0;
-	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 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,
 	};
 
 	/* we'll bump the group number right afterwards */