diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/authenticator.c b/src/libcharon/sa/authenticator.c
index 5ceae0d64..6c3681a2d 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/authenticator.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/authenticator.c
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ ENUM_NEXT(auth_method_names, AUTH_ECDSA_256, AUTH_DS, AUTH_DSS,
 	"secure password method",
 	"NULL authentication",
 	"digital signature");
-ENUM_NEXT(auth_method_names, AUTH_BLISS, AUTH_BLISS, AUTH_DS,
-	"BLISS signature");
-ENUM_NEXT(auth_method_names, AUTH_XAUTH_INIT_PSK, AUTH_HYBRID_RESP_RSA, AUTH_BLISS,
+ENUM_NEXT(auth_method_names, AUTH_XAUTH_INIT_PSK, AUTH_HYBRID_RESP_RSA, AUTH_DS,
 	"XAuthInitPSK",
 	"XAuthRespPSK",
 	"XAuthInitRSA",
@@ -104,7 +102,6 @@ authenticator_t *authenticator_create_verifier(
 		case AUTH_ECDSA_384:
 		case AUTH_ECDSA_521:
 		case AUTH_DS:
-		case AUTH_BLISS:
 			return (authenticator_t*)pubkey_authenticator_create_verifier(ike_sa,
 										sent_nonce, received_init, reserved);
 		case AUTH_PSK:
diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/authenticator.h b/src/libcharon/sa/authenticator.h
index 33a007666..97c042e71 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/authenticator.h
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/authenticator.h
@@ -89,11 +89,6 @@ enum auth_method_t {
 	 */
 	AUTH_DS = 14,
 
-	/**
-	 * BLISS Authentication Method
-	 */
-	AUTH_BLISS = 220,
-
 	/**
 	 * IKEv1 initiator XAUTH with PSK, outside of IANA range
 	 */
diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/authenticators/pubkey_authenticator.c b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/authenticators/pubkey_authenticator.c
index bd3819623..59e167010 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/authenticators/pubkey_authenticator.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/ikev2/authenticators/pubkey_authenticator.c
@@ -226,11 +226,6 @@ METHOD(authenticator_t, build, status_t,
 						return status;
 				}
 				break;
-			case KEY_BLISS:
-				/* we currently use SHA512 only */
-				scheme = SIGN_BLISS_WITH_SHA512;
-				auth_method = AUTH_BLISS;
-				break;
 			default:
 				DBG1(DBG_IKE, "private key of type %N not supported",
 					 key_type_names, private->get_type(private));
@@ -299,10 +294,6 @@ METHOD(authenticator_t, process, status_t,
 		case AUTH_ECDSA_521:
 			scheme = SIGN_ECDSA_521;
 			break;
-		case AUTH_BLISS:
-			key_type = KEY_BLISS;
-			scheme = SIGN_BLISS_WITH_SHA512;
-			break;
 		case AUTH_DS:
 			if (parse_signature_auth_data(&auth_data, &key_type, &scheme))
 			{