diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/core/parent.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/core/parent.c
index a1ea034611d5cb03c08f72a7149e97b02b94dadf..db7c549431026f8ad56eeeb6d1062ff3063aa4a9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/core/parent.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/core/parent.c
@@ -101,23 +101,6 @@ nouveau_parent_create_(struct nouveau_object *parent,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
-_nouveau_parent_ctor(struct nouveau_object *parent,
-		     struct nouveau_object *engine,
-		     struct nouveau_oclass *oclass, void *data, u32 size,
-		     struct nouveau_object **pobject)
-{
-	struct nouveau_parent *object;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = nouveau_parent_create(parent, engine, oclass, 0, NULL, 0, &object);
-	*pobject = nv_object(object);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void
 nouveau_parent_destroy(struct nouveau_parent *parent)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/core/parent.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/core/parent.h
index d3aa251a5eb6b12d54cf801d192f0aff551be9c9..3c2e940eb0f83525f5d61b9acd7825f37ed7ba5b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/core/parent.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/core/parent.h
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ int  nouveau_parent_create_(struct nouveau_object *, struct nouveau_object *,
 			    int size, void **);
 void nouveau_parent_destroy(struct nouveau_parent *);
 
-int  _nouveau_parent_ctor(struct nouveau_object *, struct nouveau_object *,
-			  struct nouveau_oclass *, void *, u32,
-			  struct nouveau_object **);
 void _nouveau_parent_dtor(struct nouveau_object *);
 #define _nouveau_parent_init _nouveau_object_init
 #define _nouveau_parent_fini _nouveau_object_fini