diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 8671bc79a35bebe23a2f6b269c582bfcfc4add37..b9b2bd464bec45002a4310e67917844e2c685736 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -610,11 +610,6 @@ static void hci_req_add_le_create_conn(struct hci_request *req,
 	if (hci_update_random_address(req, false, &own_addr_type))
 		return;
 
-	/* Save the address type used for this connnection attempt so we able
-	 * to retrieve this information if we need it.
-	 */
-	conn->src_type = own_addr_type;
-
 	cp.scan_interval = cpu_to_le16(hdev->le_scan_interval);
 	cp.scan_window = cpu_to_le16(hdev->le_scan_window);
 	bacpy(&cp.peer_addr, &conn->dst);