diff --git a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h
index 9c07c72fb10e..af2a24d484aa 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h
@@ -105,11 +105,6 @@ static __always_inline void set_pending(struct qspinlock *lock)
 	atomic_or(_Q_PENDING_VAL, &lock->val);
 }
 
-static __always_inline void clear_pending(struct qspinlock *lock)
-{
-	atomic_andnot(_Q_PENDING_VAL, &lock->val);
-}
-
 static __always_inline int trylock_clear_pending(struct qspinlock *lock)
 {
 	int val = atomic_read(&lock->val);