diff --git a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.c b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.c
index 8f74bc6efd5c..23b457e884d8 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static const struct irq_domain_ops qe_ic_host_ops = {
 };
 
 /* Return an interrupt vector or 0 if no interrupt is pending. */
-unsigned int qe_ic_get_low_irq(struct qe_ic *qe_ic)
+static unsigned int qe_ic_get_low_irq(struct qe_ic *qe_ic)
 {
 	int irq;
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ unsigned int qe_ic_get_low_irq(struct qe_ic *qe_ic)
 }
 
 /* Return an interrupt vector or 0 if no interrupt is pending. */
-unsigned int qe_ic_get_high_irq(struct qe_ic *qe_ic)
+static unsigned int qe_ic_get_high_irq(struct qe_ic *qe_ic)
 {
 	int irq;
 
diff --git a/include/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.h b/include/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.h
index d47eb231519e..70bb5a0f6535 100644
--- a/include/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.h
+++ b/include/soc/fsl/qe/qe_ic.h
@@ -53,14 +53,4 @@ enum qe_ic_grp_id {
 	QE_IC_GRP_RISCB		/* QE interrupt controller RISC group B */
 };
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE
-unsigned int qe_ic_get_low_irq(struct qe_ic *qe_ic);
-unsigned int qe_ic_get_high_irq(struct qe_ic *qe_ic);
-#else
-static inline unsigned int qe_ic_get_low_irq(struct qe_ic *qe_ic)
-{ return 0; }
-static inline unsigned int qe_ic_get_high_irq(struct qe_ic *qe_ic)
-{ return 0; }
-#endif /* CONFIG_QUICC_ENGINE */
-
 #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_QE_IC_H */