diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.c b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.c
index 137269daeb2e39ff71ee82d1da719b30836b7f2b..97f0049a5d6b60cca24d390e300c4f5938169a1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_mac.c
@@ -50,13 +50,6 @@ void igb_remove_device(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	kfree(hw->dev_spec);
 }
 
-static void igb_read_pci_cfg(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 reg, u16 *value)
-{
-	struct igb_adapter *adapter = hw->back;
-
-	pci_read_config_word(adapter->pdev, reg, value);
-}
-
 static s32 igb_read_pcie_cap_reg(struct e1000_hw *hw, u32 reg, u16 *value)
 {
 	struct igb_adapter *adapter = hw->back;