diff --git a/src/libopensc/iso7816.c b/src/libopensc/iso7816.c
index 6d439641..90742b93 100644
--- a/src/libopensc/iso7816.c
+++ b/src/libopensc/iso7816.c
@@ -522,23 +522,6 @@ static int iso7816_get_challenge(sc_card_t *card, u8 *rnd, size_t len)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* This belongs to ETSI TS 101 206-3, not to ISO 7816. */
-static int iso7816_give_random(sc_card_t *card, u8 *rnd, size_t len)
-{
-	int r;
-	sc_apdu_t apdu;
-
-	sc_format_apdu(card, &apdu, SC_APDU_CASE_3_SHORT,
-		       0x86, 0x00, 0x00);
-	apdu.cla = 0x80;
-	apdu.data = rnd;
-	apdu.lc = apdu.datalen = len;
-
-	r = sc_transmit_apdu(card, &apdu);
-	SC_TEST_RET(card->ctx, SC_LOG_DEBUG_NORMAL, r, "APDU transmit failed");
-	return sc_check_sw(card, apdu.sw1, apdu.sw2);
-}
-
 static int iso7816_construct_fci(sc_card_t *card, const sc_file_t *file,
 	u8 *out, size_t *outlen)
 {
@@ -1020,7 +1003,6 @@ static struct sc_card_operations iso_ops = {
 	iso7816_select_file,
 	iso7816_get_response,
 	iso7816_get_challenge,
-	iso7816_give_random,
 	NULL,			/* verify */
 	NULL,			/* logout */
 	iso7816_restore_security_env,
diff --git a/src/libopensc/opensc.h b/src/libopensc/opensc.h
index 35667e71..e633910a 100644
--- a/src/libopensc/opensc.h
+++ b/src/libopensc/opensc.h
@@ -442,8 +442,6 @@ struct sc_card_operations {
 			   struct sc_file **file_out);
 	int (*get_response)(struct sc_card *card, size_t *count, u8 *buf);
 	int (*get_challenge)(struct sc_card *card, u8 * buf, size_t count);
-	/* This belongs to ETSI TS 101 206-3, not to ISO 7816. */
-	int (*give_random)(struct sc_card *card, u8 * buf, size_t count);
 
 	/*
 	 * ISO 7816-8 functions