diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
index 4b3bf37c8038bfc1c951430b1c913d7f7809f9ec..aad763c8b61909c3dce300156da3d75105ffc1b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2.c
@@ -3917,17 +3917,6 @@ static void *mvpp2_buf_alloc(struct mvpp2_port *port,
 	return data;
 }
 
-/* Set pool number in a BM cookie */
-static inline u32 mvpp2_bm_cookie_pool_set(u32 cookie, int pool)
-{
-	u32 bm;
-
-	bm = cookie & ~(0xFF << MVPP2_BM_COOKIE_POOL_OFFS);
-	bm |= ((pool & 0xFF) << MVPP2_BM_COOKIE_POOL_OFFS);
-
-	return bm;
-}
-
 /* Release buffer to BM */
 static inline void mvpp2_bm_pool_put(struct mvpp2_port *port, int pool,
 				     dma_addr_t buf_dma_addr,