diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core.c b/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core.c
index d352844c798c956191f566683eb9f09dce174381..aeaa1da88f39ef2d06239d4e2910cf5b7a0679c0 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-microchip-core.c
@@ -119,15 +119,6 @@ static inline void mchp_corespi_write(struct mchp_corespi *spi, unsigned int reg
 	writel(val, spi->regs + reg);
 }
 
-static inline void mchp_corespi_enable(struct mchp_corespi *spi)
-{
-	u32 control = mchp_corespi_read(spi, REG_CONTROL);
-
-	control |= CONTROL_ENABLE;
-
-	mchp_corespi_write(spi, REG_CONTROL, control);
-}
-
 static inline void mchp_corespi_disable(struct mchp_corespi *spi)
 {
 	u32 control = mchp_corespi_read(spi, REG_CONTROL);