diff --git a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
index facd7ed32b74..25cb0a15b579 100644
--- a/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h
@@ -1034,16 +1034,12 @@ int mgmt_new_ltk(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct smp_ltk *key, u8 persistent);
 /* HCI info for socket */
 #define hci_pi(sk) ((struct hci_pinfo *) sk)
 
-/* HCI socket flags */
-#define HCI_PI_MGMT_INIT	0
-
 struct hci_pinfo {
 	struct bt_sock    bt;
 	struct hci_dev    *hdev;
 	struct hci_filter filter;
 	__u32             cmsg_mask;
 	unsigned short   channel;
-	unsigned long     flags;
 };
 
 /* HCI security filter */
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
index 8a814bca00d7..63afd234283e 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ static int hci_sock_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr, int addr_le
 			goto done;
 		}
 
-		set_bit(HCI_PI_MGMT_INIT, &hci_pi(sk)->flags);
 		break;
 
 	case HCI_CHANNEL_MONITOR:
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index fa9a58964278..4b1efedc18c5 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -615,19 +615,17 @@ static void service_cache_off(struct work_struct *work)
 
 static void mgmt_init_hdev(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev)
 {
-	if (!test_and_clear_bit(HCI_PI_MGMT_INIT, &hci_pi(sk)->flags))
+	if (test_and_set_bit(HCI_MGMT, &hdev->dev_flags))
 		return;
 
-	if (!test_and_set_bit(HCI_MGMT, &hdev->dev_flags)) {
-		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&hdev->service_cache, service_cache_off);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&hdev->service_cache, service_cache_off);
 
-		/* Non-mgmt controlled devices get this bit set
-		 * implicitly so that pairing works for them, however
-		 * for mgmt we require user-space to explicitly enable
-		 * it
-		 */
-		clear_bit(HCI_PAIRABLE, &hdev->dev_flags);
-	}
+	/* Non-mgmt controlled devices get this bit set
+	 * implicitly so that pairing works for them, however
+	 * for mgmt we require user-space to explicitly enable
+	 * it
+	 */
+	clear_bit(HCI_PAIRABLE, &hdev->dev_flags);
 }
 
 static int read_controller_info(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,