diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/super.c b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
index 02dcbb008673700a1b7d6fa7408a76823661f2af..b6837f48636ff679f7a18c6a831ae66ff3c01682 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
@@ -582,19 +582,6 @@ static match_table_t tokens = {
 	{Opt_err, NULL}
 };
 
-static int match_bool(substring_t *s, int *result)
-{
-	int len = s->to - s->from;
-
-	if (strncmp(s->from, "on", len) == 0)
-		*result = 1;
-	else if (strncmp(s->from, "off", len) == 0)
-		*result = 0;
-	else
-		return 1;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int parse_options(char *options, struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);