diff --git a/qemu-lock.h b/qemu-lock.h
index 9a3e6acce8e433bdd92a57f392df634e3e07b415..65ca0843265452297de9645025248365662cd52d 100644
--- a/qemu-lock.h
+++ b/qemu-lock.h
@@ -224,11 +224,6 @@ static inline void spin_unlock(spinlock_t *lock)
 {
     resetlock(lock);
 }
-
-static inline int spin_trylock(spinlock_t *lock)
-{
-    return !testandset(lock);
-}
 #else
 static inline void spin_lock(spinlock_t *lock)
 {
@@ -237,11 +232,6 @@ static inline void spin_lock(spinlock_t *lock)
 static inline void spin_unlock(spinlock_t *lock)
 {
 }
-
-static inline int spin_trylock(spinlock_t *lock)
-{
-    return 1;
-}
 #endif
 
 #endif