diff --git a/include/linux/clockchips.h b/include/linux/clockchips.h
index 8486e78f7335ccc07db270c312f1af2192c65448..8d7a39019ace5aab2dea9f209399007677af8daa 100644
--- a/include/linux/clockchips.h
+++ b/include/linux/clockchips.h
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@ extern void clockevents_register_device(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 
 extern void clockevents_exchange_device(struct clock_event_device *old,
 					struct clock_event_device *new);
-extern
-struct clock_event_device *clockevents_request_device(unsigned int features,
-						      cpumask_t cpumask);
-extern void clockevents_release_device(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 extern void clockevents_set_mode(struct clock_event_device *dev,
 				 enum clock_event_mode mode);
 extern int clockevents_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);