diff --git a/drivers/base/driver.c b/drivers/base/driver.c
index e979cad75c6ed32754c59e2008d5f8f03df19fe9..60e4f77ca66286499959cccfdd83b4e4a36ff8a8 100644
--- a/drivers/base/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/base/driver.c
@@ -153,34 +153,6 @@ int driver_add_kobj(struct device_driver *drv, struct kobject *kobj,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(driver_add_kobj);
 
-/**
- * get_driver - increment driver reference count.
- * @drv: driver.
- */
-struct device_driver *get_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
-{
-	if (drv) {
-		struct driver_private *priv;
-		struct kobject *kobj;
-
-		kobj = kobject_get(&drv->p->kobj);
-		priv = to_driver(kobj);
-		return priv->driver;
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_driver);
-
-/**
- * put_driver - decrement driver's refcount.
- * @drv: driver.
- */
-void put_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
-{
-	kobject_put(&drv->p->kobj);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(put_driver);
-
 static int driver_add_groups(struct device_driver *drv,
 			     const struct attribute_group **groups)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index a782d7ff9e8bf602082652fec9bc800a3183330e..d28bd8295677619cc4703ab6e314bc10a7426ec7 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -238,8 +238,6 @@ struct device_driver {
 extern int __must_check driver_register(struct device_driver *drv);
 extern void driver_unregister(struct device_driver *drv);
 
-extern struct device_driver *get_driver(struct device_driver *drv);
-extern void put_driver(struct device_driver *drv);
 extern struct device_driver *driver_find(const char *name,
 					 struct bus_type *bus);
 extern int driver_probe_done(void);