diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
index 1e7f305ed00b310ea91aa73b40620f37794b739e..36eca1ce75d4e29a4c41bbf285931ce003a6a92a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.c
@@ -1471,42 +1471,6 @@ int be_cmd_get_beacon_state(struct be_adapter *adapter, u8 port_num, u32 *state)
 	return status;
 }
 
-/* Uses sync mcc */
-int be_cmd_read_port_type(struct be_adapter *adapter, u32 port,
-				u8 *connector)
-{
-	struct be_mcc_wrb *wrb;
-	struct be_cmd_req_port_type *req;
-	int status;
-
-	spin_lock_bh(&adapter->mcc_lock);
-
-	wrb = wrb_from_mccq(adapter);
-	if (!wrb) {
-		status = -EBUSY;
-		goto err;
-	}
-	req = embedded_payload(wrb);
-
-	be_wrb_hdr_prepare(wrb, sizeof(struct be_cmd_resp_port_type), true, 0,
-			OPCODE_COMMON_READ_TRANSRECV_DATA);
-
-	be_cmd_hdr_prepare(&req->hdr, CMD_SUBSYSTEM_COMMON,
-		OPCODE_COMMON_READ_TRANSRECV_DATA, sizeof(*req));
-
-	req->port = cpu_to_le32(port);
-	req->page_num = cpu_to_le32(TR_PAGE_A0);
-	status = be_mcc_notify_wait(adapter);
-	if (!status) {
-		struct be_cmd_resp_port_type *resp = embedded_payload(wrb);
-			*connector = resp->data.connector;
-	}
-
-err:
-	spin_unlock_bh(&adapter->mcc_lock);
-	return status;
-}
-
 int be_cmd_write_flashrom(struct be_adapter *adapter, struct be_dma_mem *cmd,
 			u32 flash_type, u32 flash_opcode, u32 buf_size)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.h b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.h
index c7f6cdfe1c73df85bc4faf251e05b19dd6602791..8469ff061f30e092f9ef5386114b4ce2ec595a2b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.h
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_cmds.h
@@ -1022,8 +1022,6 @@ extern int be_cmd_set_beacon_state(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 			u8 port_num, u8 beacon, u8 status, u8 state);
 extern int be_cmd_get_beacon_state(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 			u8 port_num, u32 *state);
-extern int be_cmd_read_port_type(struct be_adapter *adapter, u32 port,
-					u8 *connector);
 extern int be_cmd_write_flashrom(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 			struct be_dma_mem *cmd, u32 flash_oper,
 			u32 flash_opcode, u32 buf_size);
diff --git a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
index 45b1f6635282f8cc3bb07098f92d119b4e54f16e..8c3bd63b567b7f2675fe6b966cc34e629f48e4b6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/benet/be_main.c
@@ -2299,9 +2299,6 @@ static int be_clear(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 
 
 #define FW_FILE_HDR_SIGN 	"ServerEngines Corp. "
-char flash_cookie[2][16] =	{"*** SE FLAS",
-				"H DIRECTORY *** "};
-
 static bool be_flash_redboot(struct be_adapter *adapter,
 			const u8 *p, u32 img_start, int image_size,
 			int hdr_size)