diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 2c9e59448f4ccf4cc55e9086a44e7926f9dd53f5..98d85952f57491ddfb8beb43d24f2f6a30baae74 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -72,13 +72,6 @@ void idle_notifier_register(struct notifier_block *n)
 {
 	atomic_notifier_chain_register(&idle_notifier, n);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(idle_notifier_register);
-
-void idle_notifier_unregister(struct notifier_block *n)
-{
-	atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(&idle_notifier, n);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(idle_notifier_unregister);
 
 void enter_idle(void)
 {
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/idle.h b/include/asm-x86/idle.h
index 6bd47dcf2067ce70e8569da825fc55787420b9a1..d240e5b30a45d198acd26cf251c34930338d4e37 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/idle.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/idle.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 struct notifier_block;
 void idle_notifier_register(struct notifier_block *n);
-void idle_notifier_unregister(struct notifier_block *n);
 
 void enter_idle(void);
 void exit_idle(void);