diff --git a/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c b/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
index 735a473b88..fa4bc1a4c0 100644
--- a/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
+++ b/components/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
@@ -1411,8 +1411,6 @@ static void mlme_init_sta_cfg(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 		cfg_get(psoc, CFG_QCN_IE_SUPPORT);
 	sta->fils_max_chan_guard_time =
 		cfg_get(psoc, CFG_FILS_MAX_CHAN_GUARD_TIME);
-	sta->force_rsne_override =
-		cfg_get(psoc, CFG_FORCE_RSNE_OVERRIDE);
 	sta->single_tid =
 		cfg_get(psoc, CFG_SINGLE_TID_RC);
 	sta->sta_miracast_mcc_rest_time =
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_sta.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_sta.h
index 926bd3e6ca..d1d61799f0 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_sta.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/cfg_mlme_sta.h
@@ -289,30 +289,6 @@
 	CFG_VALUE_OR_DEFAULT, \
 	"Set maximum channel guard time")
 
-/*
- * <ini>
- * force_rsne_override - force rsnie override from user
- * @Min: 0
- * @Max: 1
- * @Default: 0
- *
- * This ini is used to enable/disable test mode to force rsne override used in
- * security enhancement test cases to pass the RSNIE sent by user in
- * assoc request.
- *
- * Related: None
- *
- * Supported Feature: STA
- *
- * Usage: internal
- *
- * </ini>
- */
-#define CFG_FORCE_RSNE_OVERRIDE CFG_INI_BOOL( \
-	"force_rsne_override", \
-	0, \
-	"Set obss active dwelltime")
-
 /*
  * <ini>
  * SingleTIDRC - Set replay counter for all TID's
@@ -469,7 +445,6 @@
 	CFG(CFG_QCN_IE_SUPPORT) \
 	CFG(CFG_STA_MCAST_MCC_REST_TIME) \
 	CFG(CFG_FILS_MAX_CHAN_GUARD_TIME) \
-	CFG(CFG_FORCE_RSNE_OVERRIDE) \
 	CFG(CFG_SINGLE_TID_RC) \
 	CFG(CFG_STA_KEEPALIVE_METHOD) \
 	CFG(CFG_WT_CNF_TIMEOUT) \
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
index 7b3c0670bb..248b2f42f2 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
@@ -1338,7 +1338,6 @@ struct wlan_mlme_sta_cfg {
 	bool deauth_before_connection;
 	bool enable_go_cts2self_for_sta;
 	bool qcn_ie_support;
-	bool force_rsne_override;
 	bool single_tid;
 	bool allow_tpc_from_ap;
 	enum station_keepalive_method sta_keepalive_method;
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.h b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.h
index 0abca96b1c..af96a2fc8c 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.h
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.h
@@ -982,17 +982,6 @@ QDF_STATUS
 ucfg_mlme_get_go_cts2self_for_sta(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 				  bool *val);
 
-/**
- * ucfg_mlme_get_force_rsne_override() - Force rsnie override from user
- * @psoc: pointer to psoc object
- * @val:  Pointer to the value which will be filled for the caller
- *
- * Return: QDF Status
- */
-QDF_STATUS
-ucfg_mlme_get_force_rsne_override(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
-				  bool *val);
-
 /**
  * ucfg_mlme_get_qcn_ie_support() - QCN IE support or not
  * @psoc: pointer to psoc object
diff --git a/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.c b/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.c
index 2ed7543ec5..1627ece8da 100644
--- a/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.c
+++ b/components/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_ucfg_api.c
@@ -684,23 +684,6 @@ ucfg_mlme_get_go_cts2self_for_sta(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-QDF_STATUS
-ucfg_mlme_get_force_rsne_override(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
-				  bool *val)
-{
-	struct wlan_mlme_psoc_ext_obj *mlme_obj;
-
-	mlme_obj = mlme_get_psoc_ext_obj(psoc);
-	if (!mlme_obj) {
-		*val = cfg_default(CFG_FORCE_RSNE_OVERRIDE);
-		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
-	}
-
-	*val = mlme_obj->cfg.sta.force_rsne_override;
-
-	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
-}
-
 QDF_STATUS
 ucfg_mlme_get_qcn_ie_support(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 			     bool *val)
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
index 86b3d07baa..edf0ed9a6f 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_cfg80211.c
@@ -7510,14 +7510,8 @@ static int hdd_config_rsn_ie(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 			     const struct nlattr *attr)
 {
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx = WLAN_HDD_GET_CTX(adapter);
-	bool override_enabled;
 	uint8_t force_rsne_override;
 
-	/* ignore unless support explicitly enabled */
-	ucfg_mlme_get_force_rsne_override(hdd_ctx->psoc, &override_enabled);
-	if (!override_enabled)
-		return 0;
-
 	force_rsne_override = nla_get_u8(attr);
 	if (force_rsne_override > 1) {
 		hdd_err("Invalid value %d", force_rsne_override);