diff --git a/block/bfq-cgroup.c b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
index 09574af835662ff1bf998fbd6dcf0df6b53c5b68..dc0fa93219df9c0e9f568e8f84a66d1f281a85c5 100644
--- a/block/bfq-cgroup.c
+++ b/block/bfq-cgroup.c
@@ -1471,8 +1471,6 @@ struct bfq_group *bfqq_group(struct bfq_queue *bfqq)
 	return bfqq->bfqd->root_group;
 }
 
-void bfqg_and_blkg_get(struct bfq_group *bfqg) {}
-
 void bfqg_and_blkg_put(struct bfq_group *bfqg) {}
 
 struct bfq_group *bfq_create_group_hierarchy(struct bfq_data *bfqd, int node)