diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index 2724bc1b9a90..1fa529668a45 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -2975,11 +2975,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(finit_module, int, fd, const char __user *, uargs, int, flags)
 	return load_module(&info, uargs, flags);
 }
 
-static inline int within(unsigned long addr, void *start, unsigned long size)
-{
-	return ((void *)addr >= start && (void *)addr < start + size);
-}
-
 /* Keep in sync with MODULE_FLAGS_BUF_SIZE !!! */
 char *module_flags(struct module *mod, char *buf, bool show_state)
 {