diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/handlers.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/handlers.c
index 241cff0fc683..ee473b45d1e4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/handlers.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/handlers.c
@@ -3118,23 +3118,6 @@ int intel_vgpu_mask_mmio_write(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, unsigned int offset,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * intel_gvt_in_force_nonpriv_whitelist - if a mmio is in whitelist to be
- * force-nopriv register
- *
- * @gvt: a GVT device
- * @offset: register offset
- *
- * Returns:
- * True if the register is in force-nonpriv whitelist;
- * False if outside;
- */
-bool intel_gvt_in_force_nonpriv_whitelist(struct intel_gvt *gvt,
-					  unsigned int offset)
-{
-	return in_whitelist(offset);
-}
-
 /**
  * intel_vgpu_mmio_reg_rw - emulate tracked mmio registers
  * @vgpu: a vGPU
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/mmio.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/mmio.h
index 32ebacb078e8..3dc912aba80b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/mmio.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/mmio.h
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ int intel_vgpu_default_mmio_read(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, unsigned int offset,
 int intel_vgpu_default_mmio_write(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, unsigned int offset,
 				  void *p_data, unsigned int bytes);
 
-bool intel_gvt_in_force_nonpriv_whitelist(struct intel_gvt *gvt,
-					  unsigned int offset);
-
 int intel_vgpu_mmio_reg_rw(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, unsigned int offset,
 			   void *pdata, unsigned int bytes, bool is_read);