diff --git a/src/device.c b/src/device.c
index b8f6801..419bf9b 100644
--- a/src/device.c
+++ b/src/device.c
@@ -329,9 +329,6 @@ static void browse_request_cancel(struct browse_req *req)
 	struct btd_device *device = req->device;
 	struct btd_adapter *adapter = device->adapter;
 
-	if (device_is_creating(device, NULL))
-		device_set_temporary(device, TRUE);
-
 	bt_cancel_discovery(adapter_get_address(adapter), &device->bdaddr);
 
 	attio_cleanup(device);
@@ -3473,29 +3470,6 @@ void device_bonding_complete(struct btd_device *device, uint8_t status)
 	}
 }
 
-gboolean device_is_creating(struct btd_device *device, const char *sender)
-{
-	DBusMessage *msg;
-
-	if (device->bonding && device->bonding->msg)
-		msg = device->bonding->msg;
-	else if (device->browse && device->browse->msg)
-		msg = device->browse->msg;
-	else
-		return FALSE;
-
-	if (!dbus_message_is_method_call(msg, ADAPTER_INTERFACE,
-						"CreatePairedDevice") &&
-			!dbus_message_is_method_call(msg, ADAPTER_INTERFACE,
-							"CreateDevice"))
-		return FALSE;
-
-	if (sender == NULL)
-		return TRUE;
-
-	return g_str_equal(sender, dbus_message_get_sender(msg));
-}
-
 gboolean device_is_bonding(struct btd_device *device, const char *sender)
 {
 	struct bonding_req *bonding = device->bonding;
diff --git a/src/device.h b/src/device.h
index 33f8f31..5e173bd 100644
--- a/src/device.h
+++ b/src/device.h
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ void device_set_rssi(struct btd_device *device, int8_t rssi);
 void device_set_auto_connect(struct btd_device *device, gboolean enable);
 gboolean device_is_connected(struct btd_device *device);
 void device_bonding_complete(struct btd_device *device, uint8_t status);
-gboolean device_is_creating(struct btd_device *device, const char *sender);
 gboolean device_is_bonding(struct btd_device *device, const char *sender);
 void device_cancel_bonding(struct btd_device *device, uint8_t status);
 int device_request_pincode(struct btd_device *device, gboolean secure);