diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h b/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h
index aa506cadea67..74f6c9bd8074 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/messenger.h
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ struct ceph_connection_operations {
 	int (*verify_authorizer_reply) (struct ceph_connection *con, int len);
 	int (*invalidate_authorizer)(struct ceph_connection *con);
 
-	/* protocol version mismatch */
-	void (*bad_proto) (struct ceph_connection *con);
-
 	/* there was some error on the socket (disconnect, whatever) */
 	void (*fault) (struct ceph_connection *con);
 
diff --git a/net/ceph/messenger.c b/net/ceph/messenger.c
index 42ca8aab6dcf..07af9948e3f7 100644
--- a/net/ceph/messenger.c
+++ b/net/ceph/messenger.c
@@ -1356,11 +1356,6 @@ static void fail_protocol(struct ceph_connection *con)
 {
 	reset_connection(con);
 	set_bit(CLOSED, &con->state);  /* in case there's queued work */
-
-	mutex_unlock(&con->mutex);
-	if (con->ops->bad_proto)
-		con->ops->bad_proto(con);
-	mutex_lock(&con->mutex);
 }
 
 static int process_connect(struct ceph_connection *con)