diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h
index 2768dc353ca26af7c57dda5549a6c000fb3ad965..071bfa0089d913fa9123aa8e2bee5f817ecd5884 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h
@@ -630,7 +630,6 @@ int omap_dss_get_num_overlays(void);
 int omapdss_register_output(struct omap_dss_device *output);
 void omapdss_unregister_output(struct omap_dss_device *output);
 struct omap_dss_device *omap_dss_get_output(enum omap_dss_output_id id);
-struct omap_dss_device *omap_dss_find_output(const char *name);
 struct omap_dss_device *omap_dss_find_output_by_port_node(struct device_node *port);
 int omapdss_output_set_device(struct omap_dss_device *out,
 		struct omap_dss_device *dssdev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/output.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/output.c
index 655c5d73eac9ec7b2ce936182f5603d90c0d3476..3c572b699ed31c025a8691afc992610b467fda59 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/output.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/output.c
@@ -133,19 +133,6 @@ struct omap_dss_device *omap_dss_get_output(enum omap_dss_output_id id)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(omap_dss_get_output);
 
-struct omap_dss_device *omap_dss_find_output(const char *name)
-{
-	struct omap_dss_device *out;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(out, &output_list, list) {
-		if (strcmp(out->name, name) == 0)
-			return omap_dss_get_device(out);
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(omap_dss_find_output);
-
 struct omap_dss_device *omap_dss_find_output_by_port_node(struct device_node *port)
 {
 	struct device_node *src_node;