diff --git a/rpc/client.go b/rpc/client.go
index f9a8f1116b..ba7e43eb5c 100644
--- a/rpc/client.go
+++ b/rpc/client.go
@@ -487,12 +487,6 @@ func (c *Client) EthSubscribe(ctx context.Context, channel interface{}, args ...
 	return c.Subscribe(ctx, "eth", channel, args...)
 }
 
-// ShhSubscribe registers a subscription under the "shh" namespace.
-// Deprecated: use Subscribe(ctx, "shh", ...).
-func (c *Client) ShhSubscribe(ctx context.Context, channel interface{}, args ...interface{}) (*ClientSubscription, error) {
-	return c.Subscribe(ctx, "shh", channel, args...)
-}
-
 // Subscribe calls the "<namespace>_subscribe" method with the given arguments,
 // registering a subscription. Server notifications for the subscription are
 // sent to the given channel. The element type of the channel must match the
diff --git a/rpc/subscription_test.go b/rpc/subscription_test.go
index e52f390adb..cd44d219de 100644
--- a/rpc/subscription_test.go
+++ b/rpc/subscription_test.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestSubscriptions(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	var (
-		namespaces        = []string{"eth", "bzz"}
+		namespaces        = []string{"eth"}
 		service           = &notificationTestService{}
 		subCount          = len(namespaces)
 		notificationCount = 3