diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index a8c9c8d1eb51..2d9e67a69cbe 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 34e3c8eb5911..102b8d6b5612 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -989,43 +989,11 @@ static struct genl_family genl_ctrl __ro_after_init = {
 	.netnsok = true,
 };
 
-static int genl_bind(struct net *net, int group)
-{
-	const struct genl_family *family;
-	unsigned int id;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	genl_lock_all();
-
-	idr_for_each_entry(&genl_fam_idr, family, id) {
-		const struct genl_multicast_group *grp;
-		int i;
-
-		if (family->n_mcgrps == 0)
-			continue;
-
-		i = group - family->mcgrp_offset;
-		if (i < 0 || i >= family->n_mcgrps)
-			continue;
-
-		grp = &family->mcgrps[i];
-		if ((grp->flags & GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM) &&
-		    !ns_capable(net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN))
-			ret = -EPERM;
-
-		break;
-	}
-
-	genl_unlock_all();
-	return ret;
-}
-
 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 */