diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_fcoe.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_fcoe.c
index 2cd841b290591727e9eaec0d6426fa0e381e4ce6..dc8cbdde9e23949ffaccf8c8ce37d6eb8490a699 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_fcoe.c
@@ -38,15 +38,6 @@
 #include "i40e.h"
 #include "i40e_fcoe.h"
 
-/**
- * i40e_rx_is_fip - returns true if the rx packet type is FIP
- * @ptype: the packet type field from rx descriptor write-back
- **/
-static inline bool i40e_rx_is_fip(u16 ptype)
-{
-	return ptype == I40E_RX_PTYPE_L2_FIP_PAY2;
-}
-
 /**
  * i40e_rx_is_fcoe - returns true if the rx packet type is FCoE
  * @ptype: the packet type field from rx descriptor write-back