diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_object.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_object.h
index d26155e0a026c95425d8ee8aca1eca04a5468043..174cf923c23633e6e5ec84645bfa22b573e80575 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_object.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_object.h
@@ -273,12 +273,6 @@ static inline void i915_gem_object_unlock(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 	reservation_object_unlock(obj->resv);
 }
 
-static inline bool
-i915_gem_object_is_dead(const struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
-{
-	return kref_read(&obj->base.refcount) == 0;
-}
-
 static inline bool
 i915_gem_object_has_struct_page(const struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 {