diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c
index c2b88cc99e5d..b43255f914f3 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw-edma/dw-edma-core.c
@@ -23,18 +23,6 @@
 #include "../dmaengine.h"
 #include "../virt-dma.h"
 
-static inline
-struct device *dchan2dev(struct dma_chan *dchan)
-{
-	return &dchan->dev->device;
-}
-
-static inline
-struct device *chan2dev(struct dw_edma_chan *chan)
-{
-	return &chan->vc.chan.dev->device;
-}
-
 static inline
 struct dw_edma_desc *vd2dw_edma_desc(struct virt_dma_desc *vd)
 {