diff --git a/core/mac/inc/wni_api.h b/core/mac/inc/wni_api.h
index 028a7870a8..3140824a39 100644
--- a/core/mac/inc/wni_api.h
+++ b/core/mac/inc/wni_api.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ enum eWniMsgTypes {
 	eWNI_SME_GET_STATISTICS_RSP,
 	eWNI_SME_GET_RSSI_REQ,
 	eWNI_SME_GET_ASSOC_STAS_REQ,
-	eWNI_SME_UPDATE_APWPSIE_REQ,
 	eWNI_SME_GET_WPSPBC_SESSION_REQ,
 	eWNI_SME_WPS_PBC_PROBE_REQ_IND,
 	eWNI_SME_UPPER_LAYER_ASSOC_CNF,
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_message_queue.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_message_queue.c
index 8d37de0c20..1e1c7e14b5 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_message_queue.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_message_queue.c
@@ -1447,7 +1447,6 @@ static void lim_process_messages(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
 	case eWNI_SME_ADDTS_REQ:
 	case eWNI_SME_DELTS_REQ:
 	case eWNI_SME_GET_ASSOC_STAS_REQ:
-	case eWNI_SME_UPDATE_APWPSIE_REQ:
 	case eWNI_SME_SESSION_UPDATE_PARAM:
 	case eWNI_SME_GET_WPSPBC_SESSION_REQ:
 	case eWNI_SME_CHNG_MCC_BEACON_INTERVAL:
diff --git a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c
index b8f5f317d1..11249d38f5 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/pe/lim/lim_process_sme_req_messages.c
@@ -3878,47 +3878,6 @@ __lim_process_sme_get_tsm_stats_request(tpAniSirGlobal pMac, uint32_t *pMsgBuf)
 }
 #endif /* FEATURE_WLAN_ESE */
 
-static void
-__lim_process_sme_update_apwpsi_es(tpAniSirGlobal pMac, uint32_t *pMsgBuf)
-{
-	tpSirUpdateAPWPSIEsReq pUpdateAPWPSIEsReq;
-	tpPESession psessionEntry;
-	uint8_t sessionId;      /* PE sessionID */
-
-	pe_debug("received UPDATE_APWPSIEs_REQ message");
-
-	if (pMsgBuf == NULL) {
-		pe_err("Buffer is Pointing to NULL");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	pUpdateAPWPSIEsReq = qdf_mem_malloc(sizeof(tSirUpdateAPWPSIEsReq));
-	if (NULL == pUpdateAPWPSIEsReq) {
-		pe_err("call to AllocateMemory failed for pUpdateAPWPSIEsReq");
-		return;
-	}
-	qdf_mem_copy(pUpdateAPWPSIEsReq, pMsgBuf,
-			sizeof(struct sSirUpdateAPWPSIEsReq));
-
-	psessionEntry = pe_find_session_by_bssid(pMac,
-				pUpdateAPWPSIEsReq->bssid.bytes,
-				&sessionId);
-	if (psessionEntry == NULL) {
-		pe_warn("Session does not exist for given BSSID");
-		goto end;
-	}
-
-	qdf_mem_copy(&psessionEntry->APWPSIEs, &pUpdateAPWPSIEsReq->APWPSIEs,
-		     sizeof(tSirAPWPSIEs));
-
-	sch_set_fixed_beacon_fields(pMac, psessionEntry);
-	lim_send_beacon_ind(pMac, psessionEntry);
-
-end:
-	qdf_mem_free(pUpdateAPWPSIEsReq);
-	return;
-}
-
 static void lim_process_sme_update_config(tpAniSirGlobal mac_ctx,
 					  struct update_config *msg)
 {
@@ -5057,9 +5016,6 @@ bool lim_process_sme_req_messages(tpAniSirGlobal pMac,
 		__lim_process_roam_scan_offload_req(pMac, pMsgBuf);
 		bufConsumed = false;
 		break;
-	case eWNI_SME_UPDATE_APWPSIE_REQ:
-		__lim_process_sme_update_apwpsi_es(pMac, pMsgBuf);
-		break;
 	case eWNI_SME_GET_WPSPBC_SESSION_REQ:
 		lim_process_sme_get_wpspbc_sessions(pMac, pMsgBuf);
 		break;
diff --git a/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/mac_trace.c b/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/mac_trace.c
index 05167c6844..eef6407f69 100644
--- a/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/mac_trace.c
+++ b/core/mac/src/sys/legacy/src/utils/src/mac_trace.c
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ uint8_t *mac_trace_get_sme_msg_string(uint16_t sme_msg)
 		CASE_RETURN_STRING(eWNI_SME_GET_STATISTICS_RSP);
 		CASE_RETURN_STRING(eWNI_SME_GET_RSSI_REQ);
 		CASE_RETURN_STRING(eWNI_SME_GET_ASSOC_STAS_REQ);
-		CASE_RETURN_STRING(eWNI_SME_UPDATE_APWPSIE_REQ);
 		CASE_RETURN_STRING(eWNI_SME_GET_WPSPBC_SESSION_REQ);
 		CASE_RETURN_STRING(eWNI_SME_WPS_PBC_PROBE_REQ_IND);
 		CASE_RETURN_STRING(eWNI_SME_UPPER_LAYER_ASSOC_CNF);