diff --git a/include/openthread/instance.h b/include/openthread/instance.h
index 76f4fe1912fc..cf33632b0323 100644
--- a/include/openthread/instance.h
+++ b/include/openthread/instance.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * @note This number versions both OpenThread platform and user APIs.
  *
  */
-#define OPENTHREAD_API_VERSION (417)
+#define OPENTHREAD_API_VERSION (418)
 
 /**
  * @addtogroup api-instance
diff --git a/include/openthread/ip6.h b/include/openthread/ip6.h
index 2636702b4df6..4d1f3ce6021e 100644
--- a/include/openthread/ip6.h
+++ b/include/openthread/ip6.h
@@ -381,27 +381,6 @@ otError otIp6UnsubscribeMulticastAddress(otInstance *aInstance, const otIp6Addre
  */
 const otNetifMulticastAddress *otIp6GetMulticastAddresses(otInstance *aInstance);
 
-/**
- * Checks if multicast promiscuous mode is enabled on the Thread interface.
- *
- * @param[in]  aInstance A pointer to an OpenThread instance.
- *
- * @sa otIp6SetMulticastPromiscuousEnabled
- *
- */
-bool otIp6IsMulticastPromiscuousEnabled(otInstance *aInstance);
-
-/**
- * Enables or disables multicast promiscuous mode on the Thread interface.
- *
- * @param[in]  aInstance  A pointer to an OpenThread instance.
- * @param[in]  aEnabled   TRUE to enable Multicast Promiscuous mode, FALSE otherwise.
- *
- * @sa otIp6IsMulticastPromiscuousEnabled
- *
- */
-void otIp6SetMulticastPromiscuousEnabled(otInstance *aInstance, bool aEnabled);
-
 /**
  * Allocate a new message buffer for sending an IPv6 message.
  *
diff --git a/src/cli/cli.cpp b/src/cli/cli.cpp
index d70978872bfc..ea02362bfbdc 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/cli.cpp
@@ -3365,35 +3365,6 @@ template <> otError Interpreter::Process<Cmd("ipmaddr")>(Arg aArgs[])
         SuccessOrExit(error = aArgs[1].ParseAsIp6Address(address));
         error = otIp6UnsubscribeMulticastAddress(GetInstancePtr(), &address);
     }
-    /**
-     * @cli ipmaddr promiscuous
-     * @code
-     * ipmaddr promiscuous
-     * Disabled
-     * Done
-     * @endcode
-     * @par api_copy
-     * #otIp6IsMulticastPromiscuousEnabled
-     */
-    else if (aArgs[0] == "promiscuous")
-    {
-        /**
-         * @cli ipmaddr promiscuous (enable,disable)
-         * @code
-         * ipmaddr promiscuous enable
-         * Done
-         * @endcode
-         * @code
-         * ipmaddr promiscuous disable
-         * Done
-         * @endcode
-         * @cparam ipmaddr promiscuous @ca{enable|disable}
-         * @par api_copy
-         * #otIp6SetMulticastPromiscuousEnabled
-         */
-        error =
-            ProcessEnableDisable(aArgs + 1, otIp6IsMulticastPromiscuousEnabled, otIp6SetMulticastPromiscuousEnabled);
-    }
     /**
      * @cli ipmaddr llatn
      * @code
diff --git a/src/core/api/ip6_api.cpp b/src/core/api/ip6_api.cpp
index 5ca4f50d9f9c..29fee9da325c 100644
--- a/src/core/api/ip6_api.cpp
+++ b/src/core/api/ip6_api.cpp
@@ -105,16 +105,6 @@ otError otIp6UnsubscribeMulticastAddress(otInstance *aInstance, const otIp6Addre
     return AsCoreType(aInstance).Get<ThreadNetif>().UnsubscribeExternalMulticast(AsCoreType(aAddress));
 }
 
-bool otIp6IsMulticastPromiscuousEnabled(otInstance *aInstance)
-{
-    return AsCoreType(aInstance).Get<ThreadNetif>().IsMulticastPromiscuousEnabled();
-}
-
-void otIp6SetMulticastPromiscuousEnabled(otInstance *aInstance, bool aEnabled)
-{
-    AsCoreType(aInstance).Get<ThreadNetif>().SetMulticastPromiscuous(aEnabled);
-}
-
 void otIp6SetReceiveCallback(otInstance *aInstance, otIp6ReceiveCallback aCallback, void *aCallbackContext)
 {
     AsCoreType(aInstance).Get<Ip6::Ip6>().SetReceiveDatagramCallback(aCallback, aCallbackContext);
diff --git a/src/core/net/ip6.cpp b/src/core/net/ip6.cpp
index 74d3e4fe60df..f8ec3821ad2a 100644
--- a/src/core/net/ip6.cpp
+++ b/src/core/net/ip6.cpp
@@ -1122,10 +1122,6 @@ Error Ip6::HandleDatagram(OwnedPtr<Message> aMessagePtr, bool aIsReassembled)
         {
             receive = true;
         }
-        else if (Get<ThreadNetif>().IsMulticastPromiscuousEnabled())
-        {
-            forwardHost = true;
-        }
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/src/core/net/netif.cpp b/src/core/net/netif.cpp
index 3e103312bf64..27d6f23654b8 100644
--- a/src/core/net/netif.cpp
+++ b/src/core/net/netif.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ const otNetifMulticastAddress Netif::kLinkLocalAllRoutersMulticastAddress = {
 
 Netif::Netif(Instance &aInstance)
     : InstanceLocator(aInstance)
-    , mMulticastPromiscuous(false)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/net/netif.hpp b/src/core/net/netif.hpp
index a736df8e4e55..4428a477630e 100644
--- a/src/core/net/netif.hpp
+++ b/src/core/net/netif.hpp
@@ -612,23 +612,6 @@ class Netif : public InstanceLocator, private NonCopyable
      */
     void UnsubscribeAllExternalMulticastAddresses(void);
 
-    /**
-     * Checks if multicast promiscuous mode is enabled on the network interface.
-     *
-     * @retval TRUE   If the multicast promiscuous mode is enabled.
-     * @retval FALSE  If the multicast promiscuous mode is disabled.
-     *
-     */
-    bool IsMulticastPromiscuousEnabled(void) const { return mMulticastPromiscuous; }
-
-    /**
-     * Enables multicast promiscuous mode on the network interface.
-     *
-     * @param[in]  aEnabled  TRUE if Multicast Promiscuous mode is enabled, FALSE otherwise.
-     *
-     */
-    void SetMulticastPromiscuous(bool aEnabled) { mMulticastPromiscuous = aEnabled; }
-
     /**
      * Enables range-based `for` loop iteration over external multicast addresses on the Netif that matches
      * a given IPv6 address type filter.
@@ -702,7 +685,6 @@ class Netif : public InstanceLocator, private NonCopyable
 
     LinkedList<UnicastAddress>   mUnicastAddresses;
     LinkedList<MulticastAddress> mMulticastAddresses;
-    bool                         mMulticastPromiscuous;
 
     Callback<otIp6AddressCallback> mAddressCallback;