diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c
index f29099b104c497e5cb4b4a3d368a801fc6c60d05..eb5e394a4650bbe9f0814e51bc00e1b8523c57f1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c
@@ -162,11 +162,6 @@ static unsigned int counters_total_to_per_cpu(unsigned int counters)
 	return counters >> vpe_shift();
 }
 
-static unsigned int counters_per_cpu_to_total(unsigned int counters)
-{
-	return counters << vpe_shift();
-}
-
 #else /* !CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMP */
 #define vpe_id()	0