diff --git a/src/adapter.c b/src/adapter.c
index d3e5dd4..030a64b 100644
--- a/src/adapter.c
+++ b/src/adapter.c
@@ -4188,11 +4188,54 @@ int btd_adapter_passkey_reply(struct btd_adapter *adapter,
 								passkey);
 }
 
+static void pair_device_complete(uint8_t status, uint16_t length,
+					const void *param, void *user_data)
+{
+	const struct mgmt_rp_pair_device *rp = param;
+	struct btd_adapter *adapter = user_data;
+
+	DBG("%s (0x%02x)", mgmt_errstr(status), status);
+
+	if (status != MGMT_STATUS_SUCCESS && length < sizeof(*rp)) {
+		error("Pair device failed: %s (0x%02x)",
+						mgmt_errstr(status), status);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (length < sizeof(*rp)) {
+		error("Too small pair device response");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	adapter_bonding_complete(adapter, &rp->addr.bdaddr, rp->addr.type,
+								status);
+}
+
 int adapter_create_bonding(struct btd_adapter *adapter, const bdaddr_t *bdaddr,
 					uint8_t addr_type, uint8_t io_cap)
 {
+	struct mgmt_cp_pair_device cp;
+	char addr[18];
+
 	suspend_discovery(adapter);
-	return mgmt_create_bonding(adapter->dev_id, bdaddr, addr_type, io_cap);
+
+	ba2str(bdaddr, addr);
+	DBG("hci%u bdaddr %s type %d io_cap 0x%02x",
+				adapter->dev_id, addr, addr_type, io_cap);
+
+	memset(&cp, 0, sizeof(cp));
+	bacpy(&cp.addr.bdaddr, bdaddr);
+	cp.addr.type = addr_type;
+	cp.io_cap = io_cap;
+
+	if (mgmt_send(adapter->mgmt, MGMT_OP_PAIR_DEVICE,
+				adapter->dev_id, sizeof(cp), &cp,
+				pair_device_complete, adapter, NULL) > 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	error("Failed to pair %s for hci%u", addr, adapter->dev_id);
+
+	return -EIO;
 }
 
 int adapter_cancel_bonding(struct btd_adapter *adapter, const bdaddr_t *bdaddr,
diff --git a/src/mgmt.c b/src/mgmt.c
index b0e0915..c71cea4 100644
--- a/src/mgmt.c
+++ b/src/mgmt.c
@@ -438,24 +438,6 @@ static void mgmt_user_confirm_request(uint16_t index, void *buf,
 	}
 }
 
-static void pair_device_complete(uint16_t index, uint8_t status,
-							void *buf, size_t len)
-{
-	struct mgmt_rp_pair_device *rp = buf;
-	char addr[18];
-
-	if (len < sizeof(*rp)) {
-		error("Too small pair_device complete event");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	ba2str(&rp->addr.bdaddr, addr);
-
-	DBG("hci%d %s pairing complete status %u", index, addr, status);
-
-	bonding_complete(index, &rp->addr, status);
-}
-
 static void mgmt_cmd_complete(uint16_t index, void *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	struct mgmt_ev_cmd_complete *ev = buf;
@@ -534,7 +516,7 @@ static void mgmt_cmd_complete(uint16_t index, void *buf, size_t len)
 		DBG("set_io_capability complete");
 		break;
 	case MGMT_OP_PAIR_DEVICE:
-		pair_device_complete(index, ev->status, ev->data, len);
+		DBG("pair_device complete");
 		break;
 	case MGMT_OP_USER_CONFIRM_REPLY:
 		DBG("user_confirm_reply complete");
@@ -976,33 +958,6 @@ void mgmt_cleanup(void)
 	}
 }
 
-int mgmt_create_bonding(int index, const bdaddr_t *bdaddr, uint8_t addr_type,
-								uint8_t io_cap)
-{
-	char buf[MGMT_HDR_SIZE + sizeof(struct mgmt_cp_pair_device)];
-	struct mgmt_hdr *hdr = (void *) buf;
-	struct mgmt_cp_pair_device *cp = (void *) &buf[sizeof(*hdr)];
-	char addr[18];
-
-	ba2str(bdaddr, addr);
-	DBG("hci%d bdaddr %s type %d io_cap 0x%02x",
-					index, addr, addr_type, io_cap);
-
-	memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
-	hdr->opcode = htobs(MGMT_OP_PAIR_DEVICE);
-	hdr->len = htobs(sizeof(*cp));
-	hdr->index = htobs(index);
-
-	bacpy(&cp->addr.bdaddr, bdaddr);
-	cp->addr.type = addr_type;
-	cp->io_cap = io_cap;
-
-	if (write(mgmt_sock, &buf, sizeof(buf)) < 0)
-		return -errno;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int mgmt_cancel_bonding(int index, const bdaddr_t *bdaddr, uint8_t addr_type)
 {
 	char buf[MGMT_HDR_SIZE + sizeof(struct mgmt_addr_info)];
diff --git a/src/mgmt.h b/src/mgmt.h
index 91ea085..86dd842 100644
--- a/src/mgmt.h
+++ b/src/mgmt.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 int mgmt_setup(void);
 void mgmt_cleanup(void);
 
-int mgmt_create_bonding(int index, const bdaddr_t *bdaddr, uint8_t addr_type,
-							uint8_t io_cap);
 int mgmt_cancel_bonding(int index, const bdaddr_t *bdaddr, uint8_t addr_type);
 
 int mgmt_pincode_reply(int index, const bdaddr_t *bdaddr, const char *pin,