diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c
index 556829de9c17..7b759b99cf3c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ int intel_huc_auth(struct intel_huc *huc)
 	struct intel_guc *guc = &gt->uc.guc;
 	int ret;
 
-	GEM_BUG_ON(intel_huc_is_authenticated(huc));
+	GEM_BUG_ON(intel_uc_fw_is_running(&huc->fw));
 
 	if (!intel_uc_fw_is_loaded(&huc->fw))
 		return -ENOEXEC;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.h
index 73ec670800f2..77d813840d76 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_huc.h
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ static inline bool intel_huc_is_used(struct intel_huc *huc)
 	return intel_uc_fw_is_available(&huc->fw);
 }
 
-static inline bool intel_huc_is_authenticated(struct intel_huc *huc)
-{
-	return intel_uc_fw_is_running(&huc->fw);
-}
-
 void intel_huc_load_status(struct intel_huc *huc, struct drm_printer *p);
 
 #endif