diff --git a/include/linux/crc32c.h b/include/linux/crc32c.h
index bd21af828ff6..357ae4611a45 100644
--- a/include/linux/crc32c.h
+++ b/include/linux/crc32c.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 extern u32 crc32c(u32 crc, const void *address, unsigned int length);
-extern const char *crc32c_impl(void);
 
 /* This macro exists for backwards-compatibility. */
 #define crc32c_le crc32c
diff --git a/lib/libcrc32c.c b/lib/libcrc32c.c
index 5ca0d815a95d..649e687413a0 100644
--- a/lib/libcrc32c.c
+++ b/lib/libcrc32c.c
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ static void __exit libcrc32c_mod_fini(void)
 	crypto_free_shash(tfm);
 }
 
-const char *crc32c_impl(void)
-{
-	return crypto_shash_driver_name(tfm);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(crc32c_impl);
-
 module_init(libcrc32c_mod_init);
 module_exit(libcrc32c_mod_fini);