diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device-wifi.c b/src/devices/nm-device-wifi.c
index df90671ed9..b3b8c70f96 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device-wifi.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device-wifi.c
@@ -3338,15 +3338,6 @@ activation_failure_handler (NMDevice *dev)
 	wifi_utils_indicate_addressing_running (NM_DEVICE_WIFI_GET_PRIVATE (dev)->wifi_data, FALSE);
 }
 
-static gboolean
-can_interrupt_activation (NMDevice *dev)
-{
-	if (nm_device_get_state (dev) == NM_DEVICE_STATE_NEED_AUTH)
-		return TRUE;
-
-	return FALSE;
-}
-
 static void
 device_state_changed (NMDevice *device,
                       NMDeviceState new_state,
@@ -3643,7 +3634,6 @@ nm_device_wifi_class_init (NMDeviceWifiClass *klass)
 	parent_class->act_stage4_ip4_config_timeout = act_stage4_ip4_config_timeout;
 	parent_class->act_stage4_ip6_config_timeout = act_stage4_ip6_config_timeout;
 	parent_class->deactivate = deactivate;
-	parent_class->can_interrupt_activation = can_interrupt_activation;
 
 	parent_class->state_changed = device_state_changed;
 
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.c b/src/devices/nm-device.c
index 761617df82..9eeb3b6ca4 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -4872,31 +4872,6 @@ nm_device_is_activating (NMDevice *device)
 	return priv->act_source_id ? TRUE : FALSE;
 }
 
-
-static gboolean
-can_interrupt_activation (NMDevice *device)
-{
-	NMDevicePrivate *priv = NM_DEVICE_GET_PRIVATE (device);
-
-	/* Devices that support carrier detect can interrupt activation
-	 * if the link becomes inactive and carrier is honored.
-	 */
-	return !priv->carrier && !priv->ignore_carrier;
-
-}
-
-gboolean
-nm_device_can_interrupt_activation (NMDevice *self)
-{
-	gboolean	interrupt = FALSE;
-
-	g_return_val_if_fail (self != NULL, FALSE);
-
-	if (NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (self)->can_interrupt_activation)
-		interrupt = NM_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (self)->can_interrupt_activation (self);
-	return interrupt;
-}
-
 /* IP Configuration stuff */
 
 NMDHCP4Config *
@@ -5861,7 +5836,6 @@ nm_device_class_init (NMDeviceClass *klass)
 	klass->bring_up = bring_up;
 	klass->take_down = take_down;
 	klass->carrier_changed = carrier_changed;
-	klass->can_interrupt_activation = can_interrupt_activation;
 	klass->get_hw_address_length = get_hw_address_length;
 
 	/* Properties */
diff --git a/src/devices/nm-device.h b/src/devices/nm-device.h
index ed1c803f4c..297bbe9cfc 100644
--- a/src/devices/nm-device.h
+++ b/src/devices/nm-device.h
@@ -180,8 +180,6 @@ typedef struct {
 
 	void			(* deactivate)			(NMDevice *self);
 
-	gboolean		(* can_interrupt_activation)		(NMDevice *self);
-
 	gboolean        (* spec_match_list)     (NMDevice *self, const GSList *specs);
 
 	/* Update the connection with currently configured L2 settings */
@@ -279,7 +277,6 @@ NMConnection * nm_device_find_assumable_connection (NMDevice *device,
 gboolean nm_device_spec_match_list (NMDevice *device, const GSList *specs);
 
 gboolean		nm_device_is_activating		(NMDevice *dev);
-gboolean		nm_device_can_interrupt_activation		(NMDevice *self);
 gboolean		nm_device_autoconnect_allowed	(NMDevice *self);
 
 NMDeviceState nm_device_get_state (NMDevice *device);