diff --git a/source/common/grpc/common.cc b/source/common/grpc/common.cc
index 72abbbefcaa0..3cbe02aabffb 100644
--- a/source/common/grpc/common.cc
+++ b/source/common/grpc/common.cc
@@ -284,44 +284,6 @@ Common::prepareHeaders(const std::string& host_name, const std::string& service_
   return message;
 }
 
-void Common::checkForHeaderOnlyError(Http::ResponseMessage& http_response) {
-  // First check for grpc-status in headers. If it is here, we have an error.
-  absl::optional<Status::GrpcStatus> grpc_status_code =
-      Common::getGrpcStatus(http_response.headers());
-  if (!grpc_status_code) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (grpc_status_code.value() == Status::WellKnownGrpcStatus::InvalidCode) {
-    throw Exception(absl::optional<uint64_t>(), "bad grpc-status header");
-  }
-
-  throw Exception(grpc_status_code.value(), Common::getGrpcMessage(http_response.headers()));
-}
-
-void Common::validateResponse(Http::ResponseMessage& http_response) {
-  if (Http::Utility::getResponseStatus(http_response.headers()) != enumToInt(Http::Code::OK)) {
-    throw Exception(absl::optional<uint64_t>(), "non-200 response code");
-  }
-
-  checkForHeaderOnlyError(http_response);
-
-  // Check for existence of trailers.
-  if (!http_response.trailers()) {
-    throw Exception(absl::optional<uint64_t>(), "no response trailers");
-  }
-
-  absl::optional<Status::GrpcStatus> grpc_status_code =
-      Common::getGrpcStatus(*http_response.trailers());
-  if (!grpc_status_code || grpc_status_code.value() < 0) {
-    throw Exception(absl::optional<uint64_t>(), "bad grpc-status trailer");
-  }
-
-  if (grpc_status_code.value() != 0) {
-    throw Exception(grpc_status_code.value(), Common::getGrpcMessage(*http_response.trailers()));
-  }
-}
-
 const std::string& Common::typeUrlPrefix() {
   CONSTRUCT_ON_FIRST_USE(std::string, "type.googleapis.com");
 }
diff --git a/source/common/grpc/common.h b/source/common/grpc/common.h
index 0868433e7623..e9f7117eec2e 100644
--- a/source/common/grpc/common.h
+++ b/source/common/grpc/common.h
@@ -177,11 +177,6 @@ class Common {
                  const std::string& method_name,
                  const absl::optional<std::chrono::milliseconds>& timeout);
 
-  /**
-   * Basic validation of gRPC response, @throws Grpc::Exception in case of non successful response.
-   */
-  static void validateResponse(Http::ResponseMessage& http_response);
-
   /**
    * @return const std::string& type URL prefix.
    */
@@ -223,8 +218,6 @@ class Common {
   static absl::optional<RequestNames> resolveServiceAndMethod(const Http::HeaderEntry* path);
 
 private:
-  static void checkForHeaderOnlyError(Http::ResponseMessage& http_response);
-
   static constexpr size_t MAX_GRPC_TIMEOUT_VALUE = 99999999;
 };
 
diff --git a/test/common/grpc/common_test.cc b/test/common/grpc/common_test.cc
index 69176d635efe..209ba10a342a 100644
--- a/test/common/grpc/common_test.cc
+++ b/test/common/grpc/common_test.cc
@@ -337,61 +337,6 @@ TEST(GrpcContextTest, IsProtobufRequestHeader) {
   EXPECT_FALSE(Common::isProtobufRequestHeaders(is_not));
 }
 
-TEST(GrpcContextTest, ValidateResponse) {
-  {
-    Http::ResponseMessageImpl response(
-        Http::ResponseHeaderMapPtr{new Http::TestResponseHeaderMapImpl{{":status", "200"}}});
-    response.trailers(
-        Http::ResponseTrailerMapPtr{new Http::TestResponseTrailerMapImpl{{"grpc-status", "0"}}});
-    EXPECT_NO_THROW(Common::validateResponse(response));
-  }
-  {
-    Http::ResponseMessageImpl response(
-        Http::ResponseHeaderMapPtr{new Http::TestResponseHeaderMapImpl{{":status", "503"}}});
-    EXPECT_THROW_WITH_MESSAGE(Common::validateResponse(response), Exception,
-                              "non-200 response code");
-  }
-  {
-    Http::ResponseMessageImpl response(
-        Http::ResponseHeaderMapPtr{new Http::TestResponseHeaderMapImpl{{":status", "200"}}});
-    response.trailers(
-        Http::ResponseTrailerMapPtr{new Http::TestResponseTrailerMapImpl{{"grpc-status", "100"}}});
-    EXPECT_THROW_WITH_MESSAGE(Common::validateResponse(response), Exception,
-                              "bad grpc-status trailer");
-  }
-  {
-    Http::ResponseMessageImpl response(
-        Http::ResponseHeaderMapPtr{new Http::TestResponseHeaderMapImpl{{":status", "200"}}});
-    response.trailers(
-        Http::ResponseTrailerMapPtr{new Http::TestResponseTrailerMapImpl{{"grpc-status", "4"}}});
-    EXPECT_THROW_WITH_MESSAGE(Common::validateResponse(response), Exception, "");
-  }
-  {
-    Http::ResponseMessageImpl response(
-        Http::ResponseHeaderMapPtr{new Http::TestResponseHeaderMapImpl{{":status", "200"}}});
-    response.trailers(Http::ResponseTrailerMapPtr{new Http::TestResponseTrailerMapImpl{
-        {"grpc-status", "4"}, {"grpc-message", "custom error"}}});
-    EXPECT_THROW_WITH_MESSAGE(Common::validateResponse(response), Exception, "custom error");
-  }
-  {
-    Http::ResponseMessageImpl response(Http::ResponseHeaderMapPtr{
-        new Http::TestResponseHeaderMapImpl{{":status", "200"}, {"grpc-status", "100"}}});
-    EXPECT_THROW_WITH_MESSAGE(Common::validateResponse(response), Exception,
-                              "bad grpc-status header");
-  }
-  {
-    Http::ResponseMessageImpl response(Http::ResponseHeaderMapPtr{
-        new Http::TestResponseHeaderMapImpl{{":status", "200"}, {"grpc-status", "4"}}});
-    EXPECT_THROW_WITH_MESSAGE(Common::validateResponse(response), Exception, "");
-  }
-  {
-    Http::ResponseMessageImpl response(
-        Http::ResponseHeaderMapPtr{new Http::TestResponseHeaderMapImpl{
-            {":status", "200"}, {"grpc-status", "4"}, {"grpc-message", "custom error"}}});
-    EXPECT_THROW_WITH_MESSAGE(Common::validateResponse(response), Exception, "custom error");
-  }
-}
-
 // Ensure that the correct gPRC header is constructed for a Buffer::Instance.
 TEST(GrpcContextTest, PrependGrpcFrameHeader) {
   auto buffer = std::make_unique<Buffer::OwnedImpl>();
diff --git a/tools/code_format/config.yaml b/tools/code_format/config.yaml
index 24305c115832..615aca0ccd41 100644
--- a/tools/code_format/config.yaml
+++ b/tools/code_format/config.yaml
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ paths:
     - source/common/secret/secret_manager_impl.cc
     - source/common/secret/sds_api.cc
     - source/common/grpc/async_client_manager_impl.cc
-    - source/common/grpc/common.cc
     - source/common/grpc/google_grpc_utils.cc
     - source/common/tcp_proxy/tcp_proxy.cc
     - source/common/config/subscription_factory_impl.cc