diff --git a/include/mysql.h b/include/mysql.h
index b2d7c1834db5..b7658399622d 100644
--- a/include/mysql.h
+++ b/include/mysql.h
@@ -458,12 +458,6 @@ const char *STDCALL mysql_character_set_name(MYSQL *mysql);
 int STDCALL mysql_set_character_set(MYSQL *mysql, const char *csname);
 
 MYSQL *STDCALL mysql_init(MYSQL *mysql);
-#if defined(__cplusplus) && (__cplusplus >= 201402L)
-[[deprecated("Use mysql_options() instead.")]]
-#endif
-bool STDCALL
-mysql_ssl_set(MYSQL *mysql, const char *key, const char *cert, const char *ca,
-              const char *capath, const char *cipher);
 const char *STDCALL mysql_get_ssl_cipher(MYSQL *mysql);
 bool STDCALL mysql_get_ssl_session_reused(MYSQL *mysql);
 void *STDCALL mysql_get_ssl_session_data(MYSQL *mysql, unsigned int n_ticket,
diff --git a/include/mysql.h.pp b/include/mysql.h.pp
index f9da212aa50a..cfeffc9aff9c 100644
--- a/include/mysql.h.pp
+++ b/include/mysql.h.pp
@@ -613,9 +613,6 @@
 const char * mysql_character_set_name(MYSQL *mysql);
 int mysql_set_character_set(MYSQL *mysql, const char *csname);
 MYSQL * mysql_init(MYSQL *mysql);
-bool
-mysql_ssl_set(MYSQL *mysql, const char *key, const char *cert, const char *ca,
-              const char *capath, const char *cipher);
 const char * mysql_get_ssl_cipher(MYSQL *mysql);
 bool mysql_get_ssl_session_reused(MYSQL *mysql);
 void * mysql_get_ssl_session_data(MYSQL *mysql, unsigned int n_ticket,
diff --git a/libmysql/CMakeLists.txt b/libmysql/CMakeLists.txt
index 311a10e61932..9bb5a3e912e9 100644
--- a/libmysql/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libmysql/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ SET(CLIENT_API_FUNCTIONS
   mysql_set_local_infile_default
   mysql_set_local_infile_handler
   mysql_sqlstate
-  mysql_ssl_set
   mysql_stat
   mysql_stmt_affected_rows
   mysql_stmt_attr_get
diff --git a/sql-common/client.cc b/sql-common/client.cc
index eee4f0b03137..2aae689ac467 100644
--- a/sql-common/client.cc
+++ b/sql-common/client.cc
@@ -3410,29 +3410,6 @@ void mysql_extension_free(MYSQL_EXTENSION *ext) {
   my_free(ext);
 }
 
-/*
-  Fill in SSL part of MYSQL structure and set 'use_ssl' flag.
-  NB! Errors are not reported until you do mysql_real_connect.
-*/
-
-bool STDCALL mysql_ssl_set(MYSQL *mysql [[maybe_unused]],
-                           const char *key [[maybe_unused]],
-                           const char *cert [[maybe_unused]],
-                           const char *ca [[maybe_unused]],
-                           const char *capath [[maybe_unused]],
-                           const char *cipher [[maybe_unused]]) {
-  bool result = false;
-  DBUG_TRACE;
-  result = mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_KEY, key) +
-                   mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_CERT, cert) +
-                   mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_CA, ca) +
-                   mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_CAPATH, capath) +
-                   mysql_options(mysql, MYSQL_OPT_SSL_CIPHER, cipher)
-               ? true
-               : false;
-  return result;
-}
-
 /*
   Free strings in the SSL structure and clear 'use_ssl' flag.
   NB! Errors are not reported until you do mysql_real_connect.