diff --git a/block/bfq-iosched.c b/block/bfq-iosched.c
index 42aa5fc7f17b..2381cf220ba2 100644
--- a/block/bfq-iosched.c
+++ b/block/bfq-iosched.c
@@ -2321,22 +2321,6 @@ static sector_t get_sdist(sector_t last_pos, struct request *rq)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#if 0 /* Still not clear if we can do without next two functions */
-static void bfq_activate_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
-{
-	struct bfq_data *bfqd = q->elevator->elevator_data;
-
-	bfqd->rq_in_driver++;
-}
-
-static void bfq_deactivate_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
-{
-	struct bfq_data *bfqd = q->elevator->elevator_data;
-
-	bfqd->rq_in_driver--;
-}
-#endif
-
 static void bfq_remove_request(struct request_queue *q,
 			       struct request *rq)
 {