diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
index 5e231cc5c87d..183f5cf887e0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.c
@@ -3538,17 +3538,6 @@ VCHIQ_STATUS_T vchiq_send_remote_use(struct vchiq_state *state)
 	return status;
 }
 
-VCHIQ_STATUS_T vchiq_send_remote_release(struct vchiq_state *state)
-{
-	VCHIQ_STATUS_T status = VCHIQ_RETRY;
-
-	if (state->conn_state != VCHIQ_CONNSTATE_DISCONNECTED)
-		status = queue_message(state, NULL,
-			VCHIQ_MAKE_MSG(VCHIQ_MSG_REMOTE_RELEASE, 0, 0),
-			NULL, NULL, 0, 0);
-	return status;
-}
-
 VCHIQ_STATUS_T vchiq_send_remote_use_active(struct vchiq_state *state)
 {
 	VCHIQ_STATUS_T status = VCHIQ_RETRY;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.h b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.h
index b5e09d52b202..63f71b2a492f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_core.h
@@ -639,9 +639,6 @@ vchiq_on_remote_use_active(struct vchiq_state *state);
 extern VCHIQ_STATUS_T
 vchiq_send_remote_use(struct vchiq_state *state);
 
-extern VCHIQ_STATUS_T
-vchiq_send_remote_release(struct vchiq_state *state);
-
 extern VCHIQ_STATUS_T
 vchiq_send_remote_use_active(struct vchiq_state *state);