diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/time.c b/arch/mips/kernel/time.c
index 27228f583dae061eab5cff7ca32017ed8b396e13..622379b201aa2b57048652af59b4414667b80cc0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/time.c
@@ -80,22 +80,6 @@ static cycle_t c0_hpt_read(void)
 
 int (*mips_timer_state)(void);
 
-/*
- * local_timer_interrupt() does profiling and process accounting
- * on a per-CPU basis.
- *
- * In UP mode, it is invoked from the (global) timer_interrupt.
- *
- * In SMP mode, it might invoked by per-CPU timer interrupt, or
- * a broadcasted inter-processor interrupt which itself is triggered
- * by the global timer interrupt.
- */
-void local_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
-{
-	profile_tick(CPU_PROFILING);
-	update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
-}
-
 int null_perf_irq(void)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/time.h b/include/asm-mips/time.h
index 0a6bc7dc158e9b5d78acca0ca9b9566b613bc5aa..a45f24a9ea6648f4c2ef161919cff7a38af1e45a 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/time.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/time.h
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ extern int (*mips_timer_state)(void);
  */
 extern struct clocksource clocksource_mips;
 
-/*
- * profiling and process accouting is done separately in local_timer_interrupt
- */
-extern void local_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id);
-
 /*
  * board specific routines required by time_init().
  */