diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
index 02aa6d3a0..5e046ba18 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ static void nl80211_handle_destroy(struct nl_handle *handle)
 #undef nl_socket_set_nonblocking
 #define nl_socket_set_nonblocking(h) android_nl_socket_set_nonblocking(h)
 
-#define genl_ctrl_resolve android_genl_ctrl_resolve
 #endif /* ANDROID */
 
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.h b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.h
index b5071b4a0..acfe959e4 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.h
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.h
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ int process_bss_event(struct nl_msg *msg, void *arg);
 
 #ifdef ANDROID
 int android_nl_socket_set_nonblocking(struct nl_handle *handle);
-int android_genl_ctrl_resolve(struct nl_handle *handle, const char *name);
 int android_pno_start(struct i802_bss *bss,
 		      struct wpa_driver_scan_params *params);
 int android_pno_stop(struct i802_bss *bss);
diff --git a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_android.c b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_android.c
index 3cc9a6586..f3a39f660 100644
--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_android.c
+++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211_android.c
@@ -188,33 +188,3 @@ int android_nl_socket_set_nonblocking(struct nl_handle *handle)
 }
 
 
-int android_genl_ctrl_resolve(struct nl_handle *handle, const char *name)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Android ICS has very minimal genl_ctrl_resolve() implementation, so
-	 * need to work around that.
-	 */
-	struct nl_cache *cache = NULL;
-	struct genl_family *nl80211 = NULL;
-	int id = -1;
-
-	if (genl_ctrl_alloc_cache(handle, &cache) < 0) {
-		wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "nl80211: Failed to allocate generic "
-			   "netlink cache");
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	nl80211 = genl_ctrl_search_by_name(cache, name);
-	if (nl80211 == NULL)
-		goto fail;
-
-	id = genl_family_get_id(nl80211);
-
-fail:
-	if (nl80211)
-		genl_family_put(nl80211);
-	if (cache)
-		nl_cache_free(cache);
-
-	return id;
-}