diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c
index f3068175ca9d..ce3aa845ecc2 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-core.c
@@ -112,45 +112,6 @@ struct coresight_device *coresight_get_percpu_sink(int cpu)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(coresight_get_percpu_sink);
 
-static int coresight_id_match(struct device *dev, void *data)
-{
-	int trace_id, i_trace_id;
-	struct coresight_device *csdev, *i_csdev;
-
-	csdev = data;
-	i_csdev = to_coresight_device(dev);
-
-	/*
-	 * No need to care about oneself and components that are not
-	 * sources or not enabled
-	 */
-	if (i_csdev == csdev || !i_csdev->enable ||
-	    i_csdev->type != CORESIGHT_DEV_TYPE_SOURCE)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* Get the source ID for both components */
-	trace_id = source_ops(csdev)->trace_id(csdev);
-	i_trace_id = source_ops(i_csdev)->trace_id(i_csdev);
-
-	/* All you need is one */
-	if (trace_id == i_trace_id)
-		return 1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int coresight_source_is_unique(struct coresight_device *csdev)
-{
-	int trace_id = source_ops(csdev)->trace_id(csdev);
-
-	/* this shouldn't happen */
-	if (trace_id < 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	return !bus_for_each_dev(&coresight_bustype, NULL,
-				 csdev, coresight_id_match);
-}
-
 static int coresight_find_link_inport(struct coresight_device *csdev,
 				      struct coresight_device *parent)
 {
@@ -459,12 +420,6 @@ static int coresight_enable_source(struct coresight_device *csdev, u32 mode)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!coresight_source_is_unique(csdev)) {
-		dev_warn(&csdev->dev, "traceID %d not unique\n",
-			 source_ops(csdev)->trace_id(csdev));
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	if (!csdev->enable) {
 		if (source_ops(csdev)->enable) {
 			ret = coresight_control_assoc_ectdev(csdev, true);