diff --git a/net/tipc/port.c b/net/tipc/port.c
index 73f232c..7873283 100644
--- a/net/tipc/port.c
+++ b/net/tipc/port.c
@@ -983,13 +983,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int tipc_ownidentity(u32 ref, struct tipc_portid *id)
-{
-	id->ref = ref;
-	id->node = tipc_own_addr;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int tipc_portimportance(u32 ref, unsigned int *importance)
 {
 	struct port *p_ptr;
diff --git a/net/tipc/port.h b/net/tipc/port.h
index 3f6c0aa..3a807fc 100644
--- a/net/tipc/port.h
+++ b/net/tipc/port.h
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@
 
 int tipc_deleteport(u32 portref);
 
-int tipc_ownidentity(u32 portref, struct tipc_portid *port);
-
 int tipc_portimportance(u32 portref, unsigned int *importance);
 int tipc_set_portimportance(u32 portref, unsigned int importance);
 
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 34f96ed..cd0bb77 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -403,7 +403,8 @@
 		addr->addr.id.ref = tsock->peer_name.ref;
 		addr->addr.id.node = tsock->peer_name.node;
 	} else {
-		tipc_ownidentity(tsock->p->ref, &addr->addr.id);
+		addr->addr.id.ref = tsock->p->ref;
+		addr->addr.id.node = tipc_own_addr;
 	}
 
 	*uaddr_len = sizeof(*addr);