diff --git a/hw/mac_dbdma.c b/hw/mac_dbdma.c
index 5affdd18a5697c8a98886897bb27082ed1338228..1791ec12e1664b1dc92c180095a6abbc8ee1a6ad 100644
--- a/hw/mac_dbdma.c
+++ b/hw/mac_dbdma.c
@@ -661,11 +661,6 @@ void DBDMA_register_channel(void *dbdma, int nchan, qemu_irq irq,
     ch->io.channel = ch;
 }
 
-void DBDMA_schedule(void)
-{
-    qemu_notify_event();
-}
-
 static void
 dbdma_control_write(DBDMA_channel *ch)
 {
diff --git a/hw/mac_dbdma.h b/hw/mac_dbdma.h
index 933e17c5b953e14535e7acd369cda08d72088c25..6d1abe6aae969bf749d4c4ef4c9bcec2af5e07b8 100644
--- a/hw/mac_dbdma.h
+++ b/hw/mac_dbdma.h
@@ -41,5 +41,4 @@ struct DBDMA_io {
 void DBDMA_register_channel(void *dbdma, int nchan, qemu_irq irq,
                             DBDMA_rw rw, DBDMA_flush flush,
                             void *opaque);
-void DBDMA_schedule(void);
 void* DBDMA_init (MemoryRegion **dbdma_mem);