diff --git a/crypto/x509/internal.h b/crypto/x509/internal.h
index b67e558..842d076 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/internal.h
+++ b/crypto/x509/internal.h
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@
   // The following fields specify acceptable peer identities.
   STACK_OF(OPENSSL_STRING) *hosts;  // Set of acceptable names
   unsigned int hostflags;           // Flags to control matching features
-  char *peername;                   // Matching hostname in peer certificate
   char *email;                      // If not NULL email address to match
   size_t emaillen;
   unsigned char *ip;     // If not NULL IP address to match
diff --git a/crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c b/crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c
index ea43b2a..b0d825a 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c
+++ b/crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c
@@ -692,14 +692,9 @@
   size_t n = sk_OPENSSL_STRING_num(param->hosts);
   char *name;
 
-  if (param->peername != NULL) {
-    OPENSSL_free(param->peername);
-    param->peername = NULL;
-  }
   for (i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
     name = sk_OPENSSL_STRING_value(param->hosts, i);
-    if (X509_check_host(x, name, strlen(name), param->hostflags,
-                        &param->peername) > 0) {
+    if (X509_check_host(x, name, strlen(name), param->hostflags, NULL) > 0) {
       return 1;
     }
   }
diff --git a/crypto/x509/x509_vpm.c b/crypto/x509/x509_vpm.c
index 2302f2e..73b6916 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/x509_vpm.c
+++ b/crypto/x509/x509_vpm.c
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@
   }
   sk_ASN1_OBJECT_pop_free(param->policies, ASN1_OBJECT_free);
   sk_OPENSSL_STRING_pop_free(param->hosts, str_free);
-  OPENSSL_free(param->peername);
   OPENSSL_free(param->email);
   OPENSSL_free(param->ip);
   OPENSSL_free(param);
@@ -396,10 +395,6 @@
   param->hostflags = flags;
 }
 
-char *X509_VERIFY_PARAM_get0_peername(X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param) {
-  return param->peername;
-}
-
 int X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_email(X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param, const char *email,
                                  size_t emaillen) {
   if (OPENSSL_memchr(email, '\0', emaillen) != NULL ||
diff --git a/include/openssl/x509.h b/include/openssl/x509.h
index 51ee208..cdb7b04 100644
--- a/include/openssl/x509.h
+++ b/include/openssl/x509.h
@@ -3408,8 +3408,6 @@
 OPENSSL_EXPORT void X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_hostflags(X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param,
                                                     unsigned int flags);
 
-OPENSSL_EXPORT char *X509_VERIFY_PARAM_get0_peername(X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param);
-
 // X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_email configures |param| to check for the email
 // address specified by |email|. It returns one on success and zero on error.
 OPENSSL_EXPORT int X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_email(X509_VERIFY_PARAM *param,