diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/time.c b/arch/mips/dec/time.c
index 820e5331205ff510c21aa699b97c812fc82995a9..60349062595a9f5c0d420a75bab4faf3a9ace8d8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/time.c
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ static cycle_t dec_ioasic_hpt_read(void)
 
 void __init plat_time_init(void)
 {
-	mips_timer_state = dec_timer_state;
 	mips_timer_ack = dec_timer_ack;
 
 	if (!cpu_has_counter && IOASIC)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/time.c b/arch/mips/kernel/time.c
index 2995be1ab3cada3d9771e46cb95727f601cbad53..9f85d4cecc5b01568fefe151db2309111cf6fc8a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/time.c
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ int update_persistent_clock(struct timespec now)
 	return rtc_mips_set_mmss(now.tv_sec);
 }
 
-int (*mips_timer_state)(void);
-
 int null_perf_irq(void)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/time.h b/include/asm-mips/time.h
index 7717934f94c35122ba55e9a4830cbc91c1bcf216..a8fd16e1981f36fd7837835366cc412b32465506 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/time.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/time.h
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ extern spinlock_t rtc_lock;
 extern int rtc_mips_set_time(unsigned long);
 extern int rtc_mips_set_mmss(unsigned long);
 
-/*
- * Timer interrupt functions.
- * mips_timer_state is needed for high precision timer calibration.
- */
-extern int (*mips_timer_state)(void);
-
 /*
  * board specific routines required by time_init().
  */
@@ -43,8 +37,7 @@ extern void plat_time_init(void);
 
 /*
  * mips_hpt_frequency - must be set if you intend to use an R4k-compatible
- * counter as a timer interrupt source; otherwise it can be set up
- * automagically with an aid of mips_timer_state.
+ * counter as a timer interrupt source.
  */
 extern unsigned int mips_hpt_frequency;