diff --git a/src/event.c b/src/event.c
index f31fd05..a54bee8 100644
--- a/src/event.c
+++ b/src/event.c
@@ -83,18 +83,6 @@ static gboolean get_adapter_and_device(const bdaddr_t *src, bdaddr_t *dst,
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
-int btd_event_user_notify(bdaddr_t *sba, bdaddr_t *dba, uint32_t passkey,
-							uint8_t entered)
-{
-	struct btd_adapter *adapter;
-	struct btd_device *device;
-
-	if (!get_adapter_and_device(sba, dba, &adapter, &device, TRUE))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	return device_notify_passkey(device, passkey, entered);
-}
-
 static void update_lastused(bdaddr_t *sba, bdaddr_t *dba, uint8_t dba_type)
 {
 	time_t t;
diff --git a/src/event.h b/src/event.h
index bbda735..89e94c6 100644
--- a/src/event.h
+++ b/src/event.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ void btd_event_conn_complete(bdaddr_t *local, bdaddr_t *peer,
 void btd_event_conn_failed(bdaddr_t *local, bdaddr_t *peer, uint8_t status);
 void btd_event_disconn_complete(bdaddr_t *local, bdaddr_t *peer);
 void btd_event_returned_link_key(bdaddr_t *local, bdaddr_t *peer);
-int btd_event_user_notify(bdaddr_t *sba, bdaddr_t *dba, uint32_t passkey,
-							uint8_t entered);
 void btd_event_device_blocked(bdaddr_t *local, bdaddr_t *peer);
 void btd_event_device_unblocked(bdaddr_t *local, bdaddr_t *peer);
 void btd_event_device_unpaired(bdaddr_t *local, bdaddr_t *peer);
diff --git a/src/mgmt.c b/src/mgmt.c
index 864b2bf..2ec78c0 100644
--- a/src/mgmt.c
+++ b/src/mgmt.c
@@ -814,6 +814,8 @@ static void mgmt_passkey_notify(int sk, uint16_t index, void *buf, size_t len)
 {
 	struct mgmt_ev_passkey_notify *ev = buf;
 	struct controller_info *info;
+	struct btd_adapter *adapter;
+	struct btd_device *device;
 	uint32_t passkey;
 	char addr[18];
 	int err;
@@ -834,14 +836,17 @@ static void mgmt_passkey_notify(int sk, uint16_t index, void *buf, size_t len)
 
 	info = &controllers[index];
 
+	if (!get_adapter_and_device(&info->bdaddr, &ev->addr.bdaddr,
+						&adapter, &device, true))
+		return;
+
 	passkey = bt_get_le32(&ev->passkey);
 
 	DBG("passkey %06u entered %u", passkey, ev->entered);
 
-	err = btd_event_user_notify(&info->bdaddr, &ev->addr.bdaddr,
-							passkey, ev->entered);
+	err = device_notify_passkey(device, passkey, ev->entered);
 	if (err < 0)
-		error("btd_event_user_notify: %s", strerror(-err));
+		error("device_notify_passkey: %s", strerror(-err));
 }
 
 struct confirm_data {