diff --git a/kernel/rcutiny.c b/kernel/rcutiny.c
index a0714a51b6d710e8030c33ddaadffe73fe30e07c..91782827775b7ac92378638b1e802a44185ff606 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutiny.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutiny.c
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ void rcu_check_callbacks(int cpu, int user)
 		rcu_sched_qs(cpu);
 	else if (!in_softirq())
 		rcu_bh_qs(cpu);
-	rcu_preempt_check_callbacks();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/rcutiny_plugin.h b/kernel/rcutiny_plugin.h
index cf0bc22434c0294dd304fbe4c5213794fba783da..404b3a31e517d312f690781b9f884c887f83d843 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutiny_plugin.h
+++ b/kernel/rcutiny_plugin.h
@@ -102,14 +102,6 @@ static void check_cpu_stalls(void)
 	RCU_TRACE(check_cpu_stall_preempt());
 }
 
-/*
- * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, it never has any callbacks
- * to check.
- */
-static void rcu_preempt_check_callbacks(void)
-{
-}
-
 /*
  * Because preemptible RCU does not exist, it never has any callbacks
  * to remove.