diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
index 44689f5cc957a9a1396365b6e6d3031c2b96b817..09069da22749b24d5c5e2a55d763603d5af65512 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
@@ -163,8 +163,6 @@ void SELECT_DRIVE (ide_drive_t *drive)
 	HWIF(drive)->OUTB(drive->select.all, IDE_SELECT_REG);
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(SELECT_DRIVE);
-
 void SELECT_MASK (ide_drive_t *drive, int mask)
 {
 	if (HWIF(drive)->maskproc)