diff --git a/src/storage.c b/src/storage.c
index a498f73..5b5b3d5 100644
--- a/src/storage.c
+++ b/src/storage.c
@@ -383,35 +383,6 @@ done:
 	g_slist_free_full(match.keys, g_free);
 }
 
-int write_device_characteristics(const bdaddr_t *sba, const bdaddr_t *dba,
-					uint8_t bdaddr_type, uint16_t handle,
-							      const char *chars)
-{
-	char filename[PATH_MAX + 1], addr[18], key[25];
-
-	create_filename(filename, PATH_MAX, sba, "characteristics");
-
-	create_file(filename, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH);
-
-	ba2str(dba, addr);
-	snprintf(key, sizeof(key), "%17s#%hhu#%04X", addr, bdaddr_type, handle);
-
-	return textfile_put(filename, key, chars);
-}
-
-char *read_device_characteristics(const bdaddr_t *sba, const bdaddr_t *dba,
-					uint8_t bdaddr_type, uint16_t handle)
-{
-	char filename[PATH_MAX + 1], addr[18], key[25];
-
-	create_filename(filename, PATH_MAX, sba, "characteristics");
-
-	ba2str(dba, addr);
-	snprintf(key, sizeof(key), "%17s#%hhu#%04X", addr, bdaddr_type, handle);
-
-	return textfile_caseget(filename, key);
-}
-
 int read_device_ccc(const bdaddr_t *local, const bdaddr_t *peer,
 					uint8_t bdaddr_type, uint16_t handle,
 					uint16_t *value)
diff --git a/src/storage.h b/src/storage.h
index 7e91f9a..a77ee8a 100644
--- a/src/storage.h
+++ b/src/storage.h
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ sdp_record_t *find_record_in_list(sdp_list_t *recs, const char *uuid);
 int read_device_pairable(const bdaddr_t *local, gboolean *mode);
 int write_device_primaries(const bdaddr_t *sba, const bdaddr_t *dba,
 				uint8_t bdaddr_type, const char *services);
-int write_device_characteristics(const bdaddr_t *sba, const bdaddr_t *dba,
-					uint8_t bdaddr_type, uint16_t handle,
-							     const char *chars);
-char *read_device_characteristics(const bdaddr_t *sba, const bdaddr_t *dba,
-					uint8_t bdaddr_type, uint16_t handle);
 int read_device_ccc(const bdaddr_t *local, const bdaddr_t *peer,
 			uint8_t bdaddr_type, uint16_t handle, uint16_t *value);
 int write_device_ccc(const bdaddr_t *local, const bdaddr_t *peer,