diff --git a/src/controller/CommissioneeDeviceProxy.cpp b/src/controller/CommissioneeDeviceProxy.cpp
index f91d17e8ab3e3c..9ce7c425895751 100644
--- a/src/controller/CommissioneeDeviceProxy.cpp
+++ b/src/controller/CommissioneeDeviceProxy.cpp
@@ -90,19 +90,6 @@ void CommissioneeDeviceProxy::OnNewConnection(SessionHandle session)
 {
     mState = ConnectionState::SecureConnected;
     mSecureSession.SetValue(session);
-
-    // Reset the message counters here because this is the first time we get a handle to the secure session.
-    // Since CHIPDevices can be serialized/deserialized in the middle of what is conceptually a single PASE session
-    // we need to restore the session counters along with the session information.
-    Transport::SecureSession * secureSession = mSessionManager->GetSecureSession(mSecureSession.Value());
-    VerifyOrReturn(secureSession != nullptr);
-    MessageCounter & localCounter = secureSession->GetSessionMessageCounter().GetLocalMessageCounter();
-    if (localCounter.SetCounter(mLocalMessageCounter) != CHIP_NO_ERROR)
-    {
-        ChipLogError(Controller, "Unable to restore local counter to %" PRIu32, mLocalMessageCounter);
-    }
-    Transport::PeerMessageCounter & peerCounter = secureSession->GetSessionMessageCounter().GetPeerMessageCounter();
-    peerCounter.SetCounter(mPeerMessageCounter);
 }
 
 void CommissioneeDeviceProxy::OnConnectionExpired(SessionHandle session)
diff --git a/src/controller/CommissioneeDeviceProxy.h b/src/controller/CommissioneeDeviceProxy.h
index 81b59820c1f223..6eabfb91866f2a 100644
--- a/src/controller/CommissioneeDeviceProxy.h
+++ b/src/controller/CommissioneeDeviceProxy.h
@@ -347,9 +347,6 @@ class CommissioneeDeviceProxy : public DeviceProxy, Messaging::ExchangeDelegate
 
     uint8_t mSequenceNumber = 0;
 
-    uint32_t mLocalMessageCounter = 0;
-    uint32_t mPeerMessageCounter  = 0;
-
     /**
      * @brief
      *   This function loads the secure session object from the serialized operational
diff --git a/src/transport/MessageCounter.h b/src/transport/MessageCounter.h
index 62365d2b95fa88..2c48ac801e99db 100644
--- a/src/transport/MessageCounter.h
+++ b/src/transport/MessageCounter.h
@@ -47,10 +47,9 @@ class MessageCounter
 
     virtual ~MessageCounter() = default;
 
-    virtual Type GetType()                        = 0;
-    virtual uint32_t Value()                      = 0; /** Get current value */
-    virtual CHIP_ERROR Advance()                  = 0; /** Advance the counter */
-    virtual CHIP_ERROR SetCounter(uint32_t count) = 0; /** Set the counter to the specified value */
+    virtual Type GetType()       = 0;
+    virtual uint32_t Value()     = 0; /** Get current value */
+    virtual CHIP_ERROR Advance() = 0; /** Advance the counter */
 };
 
 class GlobalUnencryptedMessageCounter : public MessageCounter
@@ -67,11 +66,6 @@ class GlobalUnencryptedMessageCounter : public MessageCounter
         ++value;
         return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
     }
-    CHIP_ERROR SetCounter(uint32_t count) override
-    {
-        value = count;
-        return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
-    }
 
 private:
     uint32_t value;
@@ -86,7 +80,6 @@ class GlobalEncryptedMessageCounter : public MessageCounter
     Type GetType() override { return GlobalEncrypted; }
     uint32_t Value() override { return persisted.GetValue(); }
     CHIP_ERROR Advance() override { return persisted.Advance(); }
-    CHIP_ERROR SetCounter(uint32_t count) override { return CHIP_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED; }
 
 private:
 #if CONFIG_DEVICE_LAYER
@@ -123,11 +116,6 @@ class LocalSessionMessageCounter : public MessageCounter
         ++value;
         return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
     }
-    CHIP_ERROR SetCounter(uint32_t count) override
-    {
-        value = count;
-        return CHIP_NO_ERROR;
-    }
 
 private:
     uint32_t value;