diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
index a33f0fb5d45f..a26f9f6311a6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
@@ -2521,29 +2521,6 @@ vchiq_platform_check_suspend(struct vchiq_state *state)
 	return;
 }
 
-/* This function should be called with the write lock held */
-int
-vchiq_check_resume(struct vchiq_state *state)
-{
-	struct vchiq_arm_state *arm_state = vchiq_platform_get_arm_state(state);
-	int resume = 0;
-
-	if (!arm_state)
-		goto out;
-
-	vchiq_log_trace(vchiq_susp_log_level, "%s", __func__);
-
-	if (need_resume(state)) {
-		set_resume_state(arm_state, VC_RESUME_REQUESTED);
-		request_poll(state, NULL, 0);
-		resume = 1;
-	}
-
-out:
-	vchiq_log_trace(vchiq_susp_log_level, "%s exit", __func__);
-	return resume;
-}
-
 enum vchiq_status
 vchiq_use_internal(struct vchiq_state *state, struct vchiq_service *service,
 		   enum USE_TYPE_E use_type)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.h b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.h
index 606a519dd3db..676b1cb6f332 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.h
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ extern enum vchiq_status
 vchiq_arm_init_state(struct vchiq_state *state,
 		     struct vchiq_arm_state *arm_state);
 
-extern int
-vchiq_check_resume(struct vchiq_state *state);
-
 extern void
 vchiq_check_suspend(struct vchiq_state *state);
 enum vchiq_status