diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index ddc62cb69be828a730e6ed32ecc9ee951fef8d3b..e902df9595b9adca1e50fba93c6456b6d94f649a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -840,12 +840,6 @@ int pla_ocp_write(struct r8152 *tp, u16 index, u16 byteen, u16 size, void *data)
 	return generic_ocp_write(tp, index, byteen, size, data, MCU_TYPE_PLA);
 }
 
-static inline
-int usb_ocp_read(struct r8152 *tp, u16 index, u16 size, void *data)
-{
-	return generic_ocp_read(tp, index, size, data, MCU_TYPE_USB);
-}
-
 static inline
 int usb_ocp_write(struct r8152 *tp, u16 index, u16 byteen, u16 size, void *data)
 {