diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index 4253bdf..20bdb2e 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -641,8 +641,10 @@
 void hci_chan_list_flush(struct hci_conn *conn);
 struct hci_chan *hci_chan_lookup_handle(struct hci_dev *hdev, __u16 handle);
 
-struct hci_conn *hci_connect(struct hci_dev *hdev, int type, bdaddr_t *dst,
-			     __u8 dst_type, __u8 sec_level, __u8 auth_type);
+struct hci_conn *hci_connect_le(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *dst,
+				u8 dst_type, u8 sec_level, u8 auth_type);
+struct hci_conn *hci_connect_acl(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *dst,
+				 u8 sec_level, u8 auth_type);
 struct hci_conn *hci_connect_sco(struct hci_dev *hdev, int type, bdaddr_t *dst,
 				 __u16 setting);
 int hci_conn_check_link_mode(struct hci_conn *conn);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
index 296b8ee..5c392aa 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c
@@ -624,8 +624,8 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static struct hci_conn *hci_connect_le(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *dst,
-				    u8 dst_type, u8 sec_level, u8 auth_type)
+struct hci_conn *hci_connect_le(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *dst,
+				u8 dst_type, u8 sec_level, u8 auth_type)
 {
 	struct hci_conn_params *params;
 	struct hci_conn *conn;
@@ -729,8 +729,8 @@
 	return conn;
 }
 
-static struct hci_conn *hci_connect_acl(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *dst,
-						u8 sec_level, u8 auth_type)
+struct hci_conn *hci_connect_acl(struct hci_dev *hdev, bdaddr_t *dst,
+				 u8 sec_level, u8 auth_type)
 {
 	struct hci_conn *acl;
 
@@ -799,22 +799,6 @@
 	return sco;
 }
 
-/* Create SCO, ACL or LE connection. */
-struct hci_conn *hci_connect(struct hci_dev *hdev, int type, bdaddr_t *dst,
-			     __u8 dst_type, __u8 sec_level, __u8 auth_type)
-{
-	BT_DBG("%s dst %pMR type 0x%x", hdev->name, dst, type);
-
-	switch (type) {
-	case LE_LINK:
-		return hci_connect_le(hdev, dst, dst_type, sec_level, auth_type);
-	case ACL_LINK:
-		return hci_connect_acl(hdev, dst, sec_level, auth_type);
-	}
-
-	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-}
-
 /* Check link security requirement */
 int hci_conn_check_link_mode(struct hci_conn *conn)
 {
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
index d8d9902..ab5e2bd 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c
@@ -7109,11 +7109,10 @@
 	auth_type = l2cap_get_auth_type(chan);
 
 	if (bdaddr_type_is_le(dst_type))
-		hcon = hci_connect(hdev, LE_LINK, dst, dst_type,
-				   chan->sec_level, auth_type);
+		hcon = hci_connect_le(hdev, dst, dst_type, chan->sec_level,
+				      auth_type);
 	else
-		hcon = hci_connect(hdev, ACL_LINK, dst, dst_type,
-				   chan->sec_level, auth_type);
+		hcon = hci_connect_acl(hdev, dst, chan->sec_level, auth_type);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(hcon)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(hcon);
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index cfcaf97..9fc7c1d 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -2816,11 +2816,11 @@
 		auth_type = HCI_AT_DEDICATED_BONDING_MITM;
 
 	if (cp->addr.type == BDADDR_BREDR)
-		conn = hci_connect(hdev, ACL_LINK, &cp->addr.bdaddr,
-				   cp->addr.type, sec_level, auth_type);
+		conn = hci_connect_acl(hdev, &cp->addr.bdaddr, sec_level,
+				       auth_type);
 	else
-		conn = hci_connect(hdev, LE_LINK, &cp->addr.bdaddr,
-				   cp->addr.type, sec_level, auth_type);
+		conn = hci_connect_le(hdev, &cp->addr.bdaddr, cp->addr.type,
+				      sec_level, auth_type);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(conn)) {
 		int status;