diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_pci.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_pci.h
index 09c9a4435367..c14a036a0536 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_pci.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/comedi_pci.h
@@ -28,19 +28,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 
-/*
- * Called to disable PCI device if PCI device has been enabled, but
- * PCI regions have not been reserved.
- *
- * It only disables the PCI device if the kernel supports reference
- * counting of PCI enables, otherwise it might stop the device working
- * in another driver instance.
- */
-static inline void comedi_pci_disable_no_regions(struct pci_dev *pdev)
-{
-	pci_disable_device(pdev);
-}
-
 /*
  * Enable the PCI device and request the regions.
  */