diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
index b4947f01d22b..f1541312fcc5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
@@ -374,9 +374,6 @@ gb_connection_svc_connection_create(struct gb_connection *connection)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (hd->driver->connection_create)
-		hd->driver->connection_create(connection);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -386,9 +383,6 @@ gb_connection_svc_connection_destroy(struct gb_connection *connection)
 	if (connection->protocol->flags & GB_PROTOCOL_SKIP_SVC_CONNECTION)
 		return;
 
-	if (connection->hd->driver->connection_destroy)
-		connection->hd->driver->connection_destroy(connection);
-
 	gb_svc_connection_destroy(connection->hd->svc,
 				  connection->hd->endo->ap_intf_id,
 				  connection->hd_cport_id,
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus.h
index a320d58a219a..e4e53c139ac4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus.h
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ struct greybus_host_driver {
 
 	int (*cport_enable)(struct greybus_host_device *hd, u16 cport_id);
 	int (*cport_disable)(struct greybus_host_device *hd, u16 cport_id);
-	void (*connection_create)(struct gb_connection *connection);
-	void (*connection_destroy)(struct gb_connection *connection);
 	int (*message_send)(struct greybus_host_device *hd, u16 dest_cport_id,
 			struct gb_message *message, gfp_t gfp_mask);
 	void (*message_cancel)(struct gb_message *message);