diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Security.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Security.java
index b477e45ba37..b198dee9794 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Security.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/bootstrap/Security.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginInfo;
 import org.elasticsearch.plugins.PluginsService;
 import org.elasticsearch.secure_sm.SecureSM;
 import org.elasticsearch.transport.TcpTransport;
-import org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportSettings;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.SocketPermission;
@@ -362,17 +361,6 @@ final class Security {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Add dynamic {@link SocketPermission} based on transport settings.
-     *
-     * @param policy          the {@link Permissions} instance to apply the dynamic {@link SocketPermission}s to
-     * @param settings        the {@link Settings} instance to read the transport settings from
-     */
-    private static void addSocketPermissionForTransport(final Permissions policy, final Settings settings) {
-        final String transportRange = TransportSettings.PORT.get(settings);
-        addSocketPermissionForPortRange(policy, transportRange);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Add dynamic {@link SocketPermission} for the specified port range.
      *