diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue_types.h
index 2f5ccf294675..d27ce24daae5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_exec_queue_types.h
@@ -318,8 +318,6 @@ struct xe_exec_queue_ops {
 	void (*resume)(struct xe_exec_queue *q);
 	/** @reset_status: check exec queue reset status */
 	bool (*reset_status)(struct xe_exec_queue *q);
-	/** @active: check exec queue is active */
-	bool (*active)(struct xe_exec_queue *q);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_execlist.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_execlist.c
index 9fb99c038ea8..6b86b4f9cc1c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_execlist.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_execlist.c
@@ -458,12 +458,6 @@ static bool execlist_exec_queue_reset_status(struct xe_exec_queue *q)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static bool execlist_exec_queue_active(struct xe_exec_queue *q)
-{
-	/* NIY */
-	return false;
-}
-
 static const struct xe_exec_queue_ops execlist_exec_queue_ops = {
 	.init = execlist_exec_queue_init,
 	.kill = execlist_exec_queue_kill,
@@ -476,7 +470,6 @@ static const struct xe_exec_queue_ops execlist_exec_queue_ops = {
 	.suspend_wait = execlist_exec_queue_suspend_wait,
 	.resume = execlist_exec_queue_resume,
 	.reset_status = execlist_exec_queue_reset_status,
-	.active = execlist_exec_queue_active,
 };
 
 int xe_execlist_init(struct xe_gt *gt)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c
index 4b247a3019d2..b29cc08e6291 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_guc_submit.c
@@ -2220,14 +2220,6 @@ static bool guc_exec_queue_reset_status(struct xe_exec_queue *q)
 	return exec_queue_reset(q) || exec_queue_killed_or_banned_or_wedged(q);
 }
 
-static bool guc_exec_queue_active(struct xe_exec_queue *q)
-{
-	struct xe_exec_queue *primary = xe_exec_queue_multi_queue_primary(q);
-
-	return exec_queue_enabled(primary) &&
-		!exec_queue_pending_disable(primary);
-}
-
 /*
  * All of these functions are an abstraction layer which other parts of Xe can
  * use to trap into the GuC backend. All of these functions, aside from init,
@@ -2247,7 +2239,6 @@ static const struct xe_exec_queue_ops guc_exec_queue_ops = {
 	.suspend_wait = guc_exec_queue_suspend_wait,
 	.resume = guc_exec_queue_resume,
 	.reset_status = guc_exec_queue_reset_status,
-	.active = guc_exec_queue_active,
 };
 
 static void guc_exec_queue_stop(struct xe_guc *guc, struct xe_exec_queue *q)