diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c
index b708738d016e09f44e15040333741382caaffd34..6a7c23ff21d3de8ccc906b41bceec57caaea414e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apb_timer.c
@@ -135,14 +135,6 @@ static inline void apbt_clear_mapping(void)
 	apbt_virt_address = NULL;
 }
 
-/*
- * APBT timer interrupt enable / disable
- */
-static inline int is_apbt_capable(void)
-{
-	return apbt_virt_address ? 1 : 0;
-}
-
 static int __init apbt_clockevent_register(void)
 {
 	struct sfi_timer_table_entry *mtmr;