diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/gp8psk.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/gp8psk.c
index 92147ee3e14ffe69a134f5bfea59df244a951c51..83e8535014c6d092fc08f5c91e0963f31408dca2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/gp8psk.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/gp8psk.c
@@ -171,22 +171,6 @@ static int gp8psk_power_ctrl(struct dvb_usb_device *d, int onoff)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int gp8psk_bcm4500_reload(struct dvb_usb_device *d)
-{
-	u8 buf;
-	int gp_product_id = le16_to_cpu(d->udev->descriptor.idProduct);
-	/* Turn off 8psk power */
-	if (gp8psk_usb_in_op(d, BOOT_8PSK, 0, 0, &buf, 1))
-		return -EINVAL;
-	/* Turn On 8psk power */
-	if (gp8psk_usb_in_op(d, BOOT_8PSK, 1, 0, &buf, 1))
-		return -EINVAL;
-	/* load BCM4500 firmware */
-	if (gp_product_id == USB_PID_GENPIX_8PSK_REV_1_WARM)
-		if (gp8psk_load_bcm4500fw(d))
-			return EINVAL;
-	return 0;
-}
 
 static int gp8psk_streaming_ctrl(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap, int onoff)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/gp8psk.h b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/gp8psk.h
index e83a57506cfa945b2f97d16fb8fc9808221f981d..e5cd8149c23dc3ea37bf6dcc5d2cea82ea97962e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/gp8psk.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/gp8psk.h
@@ -92,6 +92,5 @@ extern struct dvb_frontend * gp8psk_fe_attach(struct dvb_usb_device *d);
 extern int gp8psk_usb_in_op(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u8 req, u16 value, u16 index, u8 *b, int blen);
 extern int gp8psk_usb_out_op(struct dvb_usb_device *d, u8 req, u16 value,
 			     u16 index, u8 *b, int blen);
-extern int gp8psk_bcm4500_reload(struct dvb_usb_device *d);
 
 #endif