diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 8fd170788c3ee768d4c3bd0d169c53a367def938..ac3a864d3635c531329b933f014b792f402d9246 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ static LIST_HEAD(regulator_list);
 static LIST_HEAD(regulator_map_list);
 static LIST_HEAD(regulator_ena_gpio_list);
 static bool has_full_constraints;
-static bool board_wants_dummy_regulator;
 
 static struct dentry *debugfs_root;
 
@@ -3615,22 +3614,6 @@ void regulator_has_full_constraints(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_has_full_constraints);
 
-/**
- * regulator_use_dummy_regulator - Provide a dummy regulator when none is found
- *
- * Calling this function will cause the regulator API to provide a
- * dummy regulator to consumers if no physical regulator is found,
- * allowing most consumers to proceed as though a regulator were
- * configured.  This allows systems such as those with software
- * controllable regulators for the CPU core only to be brought up more
- * readily.
- */
-void regulator_use_dummy_regulator(void)
-{
-	board_wants_dummy_regulator = true;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_use_dummy_regulator);
-
 /**
  * rdev_get_drvdata - get rdev regulator driver data
  * @rdev: regulator
diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/machine.h b/include/linux/regulator/machine.h
index 999b20ce06cf349185f008388e12e64c70518196..a9f7c55a4d4d2aa599734a14054a82dde62229de 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/machine.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/machine.h
@@ -193,15 +193,10 @@ int regulator_suspend_finish(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_REGULATOR
 void regulator_has_full_constraints(void);
-void regulator_use_dummy_regulator(void);
 #else
 static inline void regulator_has_full_constraints(void)
 {
 }
-
-static inline void regulator_use_dummy_regulator(void)
-{
-}
 #endif
 
 #endif