diff --git a/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate b/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
index d5bc38ecd7..45bf77b5cf 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
+++ b/package/base-files/files/bin/config_generate
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ generate_led() {
 
 	json_select led
 	json_select "$key"
-	json_get_vars name sysfs type trigger device interface default port_mask
+	json_get_vars name sysfs type trigger device default port_mask
 
 	uci -q batch <<-EOF
 		delete system.$cfg
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh
index 6f9d716e9b..2ea0742e1e 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/uci-defaults-new.sh
@@ -248,22 +248,6 @@ ucidef_set_led_netdev() {
 	json_select ..
 }
 
-ucidef_set_led_interface() {
-	local name="$1"
-	local sysfs="$2"
-
-	json_select_object led
-
-	json_select_object "$1"
-	json_add_string name "$name"
-	json_add_string type interface
-	json_add_string sysfs "$sysfs"
-	json_add_string interface "$name"
-	json_select ..
-
-	json_select ..
-}
-
 ucidef_set_led_usbdev() {
 	local cfg="led_$1"
 	local name="$2"