diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c
index a92f8a6dd192..517b44300a05 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c
@@ -957,10 +957,6 @@ static int check_dev_item(struct extent_buffer *leaf,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Inode item error output has the same format as dir_item_err() */
-#define inode_item_err(eb, slot, fmt, ...)			\
-	dir_item_err(eb, slot, fmt, __VA_ARGS__)
-
 static int check_inode_item(struct extent_buffer *leaf,
 			    struct btrfs_key *key, int slot)
 {