diff --git a/pkg/ip/link_linux.go b/pkg/ip/link_linux.go
index f8781cf1..68b2a35b 100644
--- a/pkg/ip/link_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/ip/link_linux.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
 
 	"github.com/containernetworking/plugins/pkg/ns"
-	"github.com/containernetworking/plugins/pkg/utils/hwaddr"
 	"github.com/containernetworking/plugins/pkg/utils/sysctl"
 )
 
@@ -225,33 +224,6 @@ func DelLinkByNameAddr(ifName string) ([]*net.IPNet, error) {
 	return out, nil
 }
 
-func SetHWAddrByIP(ifName string, ip4 net.IP, ip6 net.IP) error {
-	iface, err := netlink.LinkByName(ifName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to lookup %q: %v", ifName, err)
-	}
-
-	switch {
-	case ip4 == nil && ip6 == nil:
-		return fmt.Errorf("neither ip4 or ip6 specified")
-
-	case ip4 != nil:
-		{
-			hwAddr, err := hwaddr.GenerateHardwareAddr4(ip4, hwaddr.PrivateMACPrefix)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate hardware addr: %v", err)
-			}
-			if err = netlink.LinkSetHardwareAddr(iface, hwAddr); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to add hardware addr to %q: %v", ifName, err)
-			}
-		}
-	case ip6 != nil:
-		// TODO: IPv6
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // GetVethPeerIfindex returns the veth link object, the peer ifindex of the
 // veth, or an error. This peer ifindex will only be valid in the peer's
 // network namespace.
diff --git a/pkg/ip/link_linux_test.go b/pkg/ip/link_linux_test.go
index 7249c9ef..3c118e9f 100644
--- a/pkg/ip/link_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ip/link_linux_test.go
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Link", func() {
 		hostVethName      string
 		containerVethName string
 
-		ip4one             = net.ParseIP("1.1.1.1")
-		ip4two             = net.ParseIP("1.1.1.2")
 		originalRandReader = rand.Reader
 	)
 
@@ -270,41 +268,4 @@ var _ = Describe("Link", func() {
 			return nil
 		})
 	})
-
-	It("SetHWAddrByIP must change the interface hwaddr and be predictable", func() {
-
-		_ = containerNetNS.Do(func(ns.NetNS) error {
-			defer GinkgoRecover()
-
-			var err error
-			hwaddrBefore := getHwAddr(containerVethName)
-
-			err = ip.SetHWAddrByIP(containerVethName, ip4one, nil)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			hwaddrAfter1 := getHwAddr(containerVethName)
-
-			Expect(hwaddrBefore).NotTo(Equal(hwaddrAfter1))
-			Expect(hwaddrAfter1).To(Equal(ip4onehwaddr))
-
-			return nil
-		})
-	})
-
-	It("SetHWAddrByIP must be injective", func() {
-
-		_ = containerNetNS.Do(func(ns.NetNS) error {
-			defer GinkgoRecover()
-
-			err := ip.SetHWAddrByIP(containerVethName, ip4one, nil)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			hwaddrAfter1 := getHwAddr(containerVethName)
-
-			err = ip.SetHWAddrByIP(containerVethName, ip4two, nil)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			hwaddrAfter2 := getHwAddr(containerVethName)
-
-			Expect(hwaddrAfter1).NotTo(Equal(hwaddrAfter2))
-			return nil
-		})
-	})
 })