diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
index d0f515ac9b7c..e91259f6a722 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
@@ -1561,27 +1561,6 @@ static inline void event_clear_filter(struct trace_event_file *file)
 	RCU_INIT_POINTER(file->filter, NULL);
 }
 
-static inline void
-event_set_no_set_filter_flag(struct trace_event_file *file)
-{
-	file->flags |= EVENT_FILE_FL_NO_SET_FILTER;
-}
-
-static inline void
-event_clear_no_set_filter_flag(struct trace_event_file *file)
-{
-	file->flags &= ~EVENT_FILE_FL_NO_SET_FILTER;
-}
-
-static inline bool
-event_no_set_filter_flag(struct trace_event_file *file)
-{
-	if (file->flags & EVENT_FILE_FL_NO_SET_FILTER)
-		return true;
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 struct filter_list {
 	struct list_head	list;
 	struct event_filter	*filter;