diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 07c34c55fc50..307800fd18e6 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -225,8 +225,6 @@ static void hci_acl_create_connection(struct hci_conn *conn)
 		}
 
 		memcpy(conn->dev_class, ie->data.dev_class, 3);
-		if (ie->data.ssp_mode > 0)
-			set_bit(HCI_CONN_SSP_ENABLED, &conn->flags);
 	}
 
 	cp.pkt_type = cpu_to_le16(conn->pkt_type);