diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device-bond.c b/src/core/devices/nm-device-bond.c
index 6c87ee2d64..f7d78f57b7 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device-bond.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device-bond.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ enslave_slave(NMDevice *device, NMDevice *port, NMConnection *connection, gboole
             return FALSE;
         }
 
-        s_port = _nm_connection_get_setting_bond_port(connection);
+        s_port = _nm_connection_get_setting(connection, NM_TYPE_SETTING_BOND_PORT);
 
         commit_port_options(device, port, s_port);
 
diff --git a/src/core/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-writer.c b/src/core/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-writer.c
index b648d5be6a..0ef2f3e5dc 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-writer.c
+++ b/src/core/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/nms-ifcfg-rh-writer.c
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@ write_bond_port_setting(NMConnection *connection, shvarFile *ifcfg)
 {
     NMSettingBondPort *s_port;
 
-    s_port = _nm_connection_get_setting_bond_port(connection);
+    s_port = _nm_connection_get_setting(connection, NM_TYPE_SETTING_BOND_PORT);
     if (s_port)
         svSetValueInt64(ifcfg, "BOND_PORT_QUEUE_ID", nm_setting_bond_port_get_queue_id(s_port));
 }
diff --git a/src/core/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c b/src/core/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c
index 6052a3714d..2bc46c9568 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c
+++ b/src/core/settings/plugins/ifcfg-rh/tests/test-ifcfg-rh.c
@@ -9464,7 +9464,7 @@ test_read_bond_port(void)
     g_assert_cmpstr(nm_setting_connection_get_master(s_con), ==, "bond99");
     g_assert_cmpstr(nm_setting_connection_get_slave_type(s_con), ==, NM_SETTING_BOND_SETTING_NAME);
 
-    s_port = _nm_connection_get_setting_bond_port(connection);
+    s_port = _nm_connection_get_setting(connection, NM_TYPE_SETTING_BOND_PORT);
     g_assert(s_port);
     g_assert_cmpuint(nm_setting_bond_port_get_queue_id(s_port), ==, 1);
 }
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-connection.c b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-connection.c
index d6efe918b8..9bc8df3f9b 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-connection.c
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-connection.c
@@ -3771,9 +3771,3 @@ nm_connection_default_init(NMConnectionInterface *iface)
                                     G_TYPE_NONE,
                                     0);
 }
-
-NMSettingBondPort *
-_nm_connection_get_setting_bond_port(NMConnection *connection)
-{
-    return _connection_get_setting_by_meta_type_check(connection, NM_META_SETTING_TYPE_BOND_PORT);
-}
diff --git a/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-core-internal.h b/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-core-internal.h
index 7d3593365d..c50eaf41ee 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-core-internal.h
+++ b/src/libnm-core-intern/nm-core-internal.h
@@ -986,6 +986,4 @@ gboolean _nm_ip_tunnel_mode_is_layer2(NMIPTunnelMode mode);
 
 GPtrArray *_nm_setting_ip_config_get_dns_array(NMSettingIPConfig *setting);
 
-NMSettingBondPort *_nm_connection_get_setting_bond_port(NMConnection *connection);
-
 #endif