diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
index 174a52d5f524..634c8b1e92f3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
@@ -417,21 +417,6 @@ gb_connection_svc_connection_destroy(struct gb_connection *connection)
 				  connection->intf_cport_id);
 }
 
-static void
-gb_connection_svc_connection_quiescing(struct gb_connection *connection)
-{
-	struct gb_host_device *hd = connection->hd;
-
-	if (gb_connection_is_static(connection))
-		return;
-
-	gb_svc_connection_quiescing(hd->svc,
-					hd->svc->ap_intf_id,
-					connection->hd_cport_id,
-					connection->intf->interface_id,
-					connection->intf_cport_id);
-}
-
 /* Inform Interface about active CPorts */
 static int gb_connection_control_connected(struct gb_connection *connection)
 {
@@ -686,8 +671,6 @@ err_control_disconnecting:
 
 	gb_connection_ping(connection);
 	gb_connection_hd_cport_features_disable(connection);
-	gb_connection_svc_connection_quiescing(connection);
-	gb_connection_ping(connection);
 	gb_connection_control_disconnected(connection);
 	connection->state = GB_CONNECTION_STATE_DISABLED;
 err_svc_connection_destroy:
@@ -795,8 +778,6 @@ void gb_connection_disable(struct gb_connection *connection)
 
 	gb_connection_ping(connection);
 	gb_connection_hd_cport_features_disable(connection);
-	gb_connection_svc_connection_quiescing(connection);
-	gb_connection_ping(connection);
 
 	gb_connection_control_disconnected(connection);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h
index 1966136d0649..c7fcb85892fd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/greybus_protocols.h
@@ -1036,7 +1036,6 @@ struct gb_spi_transfer_response {
 #define GB_SVC_TYPE_TIMESYNC_WAKE_PINS_ACQUIRE	0x18
 #define GB_SVC_TYPE_TIMESYNC_WAKE_PINS_RELEASE	0x19
 #define GB_SVC_TYPE_TIMESYNC_PING		0x1a
-#define GB_SVC_TYPE_CONN_QUIESCING		0x1e
 #define GB_SVC_TYPE_MODULE_INSERTED		0x1f
 #define GB_SVC_TYPE_MODULE_REMOVED		0x20
 #define GB_SVC_TYPE_INTF_VSYS_ENABLE		0x21
@@ -1386,17 +1385,6 @@ struct gb_svc_intf_mailbox_event_request {
 } __packed;
 /* intf_mailbox_event response has no payload */
 
-struct gb_svc_conn_quiescing_request {
-	__u8	intf1_id;
-	__le16	cport1_id;
-	__u8	intf2_id;
-	__le16	cport2_id;
-} __packed;
-
-struct gb_svc_conn_quiescing_response {
-	__u8	status;
-} __packed;
-
 
 /* RAW */
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c
index 14bada965ddd..da9bb1f182f7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.c
@@ -470,37 +470,6 @@ int gb_svc_connection_create(struct gb_svc *svc,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gb_svc_connection_create);
 
-void gb_svc_connection_quiescing(struct gb_svc *svc, u8 intf1_id, u16 cport1_id,
-					u8 intf2_id, u16 cport2_id)
-{
-	struct gb_svc_conn_quiescing_request request;
-	struct gb_svc_conn_quiescing_response response;
-	int ret;
-
-	dev_dbg(&svc->dev, "%s - (%u:%u %u:%u)\n", __func__,
-				intf1_id, cport1_id, intf2_id, cport2_id);
-
-	request.intf1_id = intf1_id;
-	request.cport1_id = cpu_to_le16(cport1_id);
-	request.intf2_id = intf2_id;
-	request.cport2_id = cpu_to_le16(cport2_id);
-
-	ret = gb_operation_sync(svc->connection, GB_SVC_TYPE_CONN_QUIESCING,
-				 &request, sizeof(request),
-				 &response, sizeof(response));
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return;
-	if (response.status != GB_SVC_OP_SUCCESS) {
-		dev_err(&svc->dev, "quiescing connection failed (%u:%u %u:%u): %u\n",
-				intf1_id, cport1_id, intf2_id, cport2_id,
-				response.status);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	return;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gb_svc_connection_quiescing);
-
 void gb_svc_connection_destroy(struct gb_svc *svc, u8 intf1_id, u16 cport1_id,
 			       u8 intf2_id, u16 cport2_id)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.h
index 4ab066b90a5b..f632790a54f4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/svc.h
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ int gb_svc_route_create(struct gb_svc *svc, u8 intf1_id, u8 dev1_id,
 void gb_svc_route_destroy(struct gb_svc *svc, u8 intf1_id, u8 intf2_id);
 int gb_svc_connection_create(struct gb_svc *svc, u8 intf1_id, u16 cport1_id,
 			     u8 intf2_id, u16 cport2_id, u8 cport_flags);
-void gb_svc_connection_quiescing(struct gb_svc *svc, u8 intf1_id, u16 cport1_id,
-					u8 intf2_id, u16 cport2_id);
 void gb_svc_connection_destroy(struct gb_svc *svc, u8 intf1_id, u16 cport1_id,
 			       u8 intf2_id, u16 cport2_id);
 int gb_svc_intf_eject(struct gb_svc *svc, u8 intf_id);