diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index 8d0ca4575d3..97f1ca76b4a 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ extern struct sysdev_class cpu_sysdev_class;
 
 extern void get_online_cpus(void);
 extern void put_online_cpus(void);
-extern bool cpu_hotplug_inprogress(void);
 #define hotcpu_notifier(fn, pri)	cpu_notifier(fn, pri)
 #define register_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	register_cpu_notifier(nb)
 #define unregister_hotcpu_notifier(nb)	unregister_cpu_notifier(nb)
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index ad7eaf24d35..404770761a4 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -123,14 +123,6 @@ static void cpu_hotplug_done(void)
 	mutex_unlock(&cpu_hotplug.lock);
 }
 
-bool cpu_hotplug_inprogress(void)
-{
-	if (cpu_hotplug.active_writer)
-		return true;
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 #else /* #if CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 static void cpu_hotplug_begin(void) {}
 static void cpu_hotplug_done(void) {}