diff --git a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
index 8e9f5620c9a21e6a921963c4244779201e102ded..1ccdbe89585b2bdd1b95da4a438a722dc24b1480 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
@@ -356,15 +356,6 @@ static void c_can_setup_tx_object(struct net_device *dev, int iface,
 	}
 }
 
-static inline void c_can_activate_all_lower_rx_msg_obj(struct net_device *dev,
-						       int iface)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = C_CAN_MSG_OBJ_RX_FIRST; i <= C_CAN_MSG_RX_LOW_LAST; i++)
-		c_can_object_get(dev, iface, i, IF_COMM_CLR_NEWDAT);
-}
-
 static int c_can_handle_lost_msg_obj(struct net_device *dev,
 				     int iface, int objno, u32 ctrl)
 {