diff --git a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
index ecd82ebfd5bc4f49077a8dbb0aaa3b85c32fca67..374f8afbf8a58c6ebefb56630136a6a38cdf9fec 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
@@ -84,15 +84,6 @@ hv_set_next_write_location(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *ring_info,
 	ring_info->ring_buffer->write_index = next_write_location;
 }
 
-/* Set the next read location for the specified ring buffer. */
-static inline void
-hv_set_next_read_location(struct hv_ring_buffer_info *ring_info,
-		    u32 next_read_location)
-{
-	ring_info->ring_buffer->read_index = next_read_location;
-	ring_info->priv_read_index = next_read_location;
-}
-
 /* Get the size of the ring buffer. */
 static inline u32
 hv_get_ring_buffersize(const struct hv_ring_buffer_info *ring_info)