diff --git a/doc/openocd.texi b/doc/openocd.texi
index 140d0f8c7..9ff524b74 100644
--- a/doc/openocd.texi
+++ b/doc/openocd.texi
@@ -2415,12 +2415,6 @@ target.
 List the debug adapter drivers that have been built into
 the running copy of OpenOCD.
 @end deffn
-@deffn {Config Command} {adapter transports} transport_name+
-Specifies the transports supported by this debug adapter.
-The adapter driver builds-in similar knowledge; use this only
-when external configuration (such as jumpering) changes what
-the hardware can support.
-@end deffn
 
 @anchor{adapter gpio}
 @deffn {Config Command} {adapter gpio [ @
diff --git a/src/jtag/adapter.c b/src/jtag/adapter.c
index 04942f753..db3d3b0fe 100644
--- a/src/jtag/adapter.c
+++ b/src/jtag/adapter.c
@@ -392,25 +392,6 @@ COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_adapter_name)
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-COMMAND_HANDLER(adapter_transports_command)
-{
-	char **transports;
-	int retval;
-
-	retval = CALL_COMMAND_HANDLER(transport_list_parse, &transports);
-	if (retval != ERROR_OK)
-		return retval;
-
-	retval = allow_transports(CMD_CTX, (const char **)transports);
-
-	if (retval != ERROR_OK) {
-		for (unsigned int i = 0; transports[i]; i++)
-			free(transports[i]);
-		free(transports);
-	}
-	return retval;
-}
-
 COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_adapter_list_command)
 {
 	if (strcmp(CMD_NAME, "list") == 0 && CMD_ARGC > 0)
@@ -1137,13 +1118,6 @@ static const struct command_registration adapter_command_handlers[] = {
 		.usage = "",
 		.chain = adapter_srst_command_handlers,
 	},
-	{
-		.name = "transports",
-		.handler = adapter_transports_command,
-		.mode = COMMAND_CONFIG,
-		.help = "Declare transports the adapter supports.",
-		.usage = "transport ...",
-	},
 	{
 		.name = "usb",
 		.mode = COMMAND_ANY,
diff --git a/src/transport/transport.c b/src/transport/transport.c
index c7293e7fd..0af136036 100644
--- a/src/transport/transport.c
+++ b/src/transport/transport.c
@@ -166,54 +166,6 @@ struct transport *get_current_transport(void)
  * Infrastructure for Tcl interface to transports.
  */
 
-/**
- * Makes and stores a copy of a set of transports passed as
- * parameters to a command.
- *
- * @param vector where the resulting copy is stored, as an argv-style
- *	NULL-terminated vector.
- */
-COMMAND_HELPER(transport_list_parse, char ***vector)
-{
-	char **argv;
-	unsigned int n = CMD_ARGC;
-	unsigned int j = 0;
-
-	*vector = NULL;
-
-	if (n < 1)
-		return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
-
-	/* our return vector must be NULL terminated */
-	argv = calloc(n + 1, sizeof(char *));
-	if (!argv)
-		return ERROR_FAIL;
-
-	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		struct transport *t;
-
-		for (t = transport_list; t; t = t->next) {
-			if (strcmp(t->name, CMD_ARGV[i]) != 0)
-				continue;
-			argv[j++] = strdup(CMD_ARGV[i]);
-			break;
-		}
-		if (!t) {
-			LOG_ERROR("no such transport '%s'", CMD_ARGV[i]);
-			goto fail;
-		}
-	}
-
-	*vector = argv;
-	return ERROR_OK;
-
-fail:
-	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < n; i++)
-		free(argv[i]);
-	free(argv);
-	return ERROR_FAIL;
-}
-
 COMMAND_HANDLER(handle_transport_init)
 {
 	LOG_DEBUG("%s", __func__);
diff --git a/src/transport/transport.h b/src/transport/transport.h
index 00d8b07e1..2e3dcc61a 100644
--- a/src/transport/transport.h
+++ b/src/transport/transport.h
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ struct transport *get_current_transport(void);
 
 int transport_register_commands(struct command_context *ctx);
 
-COMMAND_HELPER(transport_list_parse, char ***vector);
-
 int allow_transports(struct command_context *ctx, const char * const *vector);
 
 bool transport_is_jtag(void);