diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h b/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h
index 2f814753f2ae..79e9839fa0de 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/pipeline_handler.h
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ public:
 	bool lock();
 	void unlock();
 
-	const ControlInfoMap &controls(const Camera *camera) const;
-	const ControlList &properties(const Camera *camera) const;
-
 	virtual CameraConfiguration *generateConfiguration(Camera *camera,
 		const StreamRoles &roles) = 0;
 	virtual int configure(Camera *camera, CameraConfiguration *config) = 0;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
index f0893f89a1b3..a6cc4ea624c0 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ int Camera::release()
  */
 const ControlInfoMap &Camera::controls() const
 {
-	return _d()->pipe_->controls(this);
+	return _d()->controlInfo_;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ const ControlInfoMap &Camera::controls() const
  */
 const ControlList &Camera::properties() const
 {
-	return _d()->pipe_->properties(this);
+	return _d()->properties_;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
index 28e09bc00771..bf238377c67a 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
@@ -176,27 +176,6 @@ void PipelineHandler::unlock()
 		media->unlock();
 }
 
-/**
- * \brief Retrieve the list of controls for a camera
- * \param[in] camera The camera
- * \context This function is \threadsafe.
- * \return A ControlInfoMap listing the controls support by \a camera
- */
-const ControlInfoMap &PipelineHandler::controls(const Camera *camera) const
-{
-	return camera->_d()->controlInfo_;
-}
-
-/**
- * \brief Retrieve the list of properties for a camera
- * \param[in] camera The camera
- * \return A ControlList of properties supported by \a camera
- */
-const ControlList &PipelineHandler::properties(const Camera *camera) const
-{
-	return camera->_d()->properties_;
-}
-
 /**
  * \fn PipelineHandler::generateConfiguration()
  * \brief Generate a camera configuration for a specified camera