diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/channel_interface.c b/drivers/staging/hv/channel_interface.c
index e504e9878421..0f8e9f0adefa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/channel_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/channel_interface.c
@@ -68,14 +68,6 @@ static int ivmbus_sendpacket_multipagebuffer(struct hv_device *device,
 						     bufferlen, requestid);
 }
 
-static int ivmbus_recvpacket(struct hv_device *device, void *buffer,
-				   u32 bufferlen, u32 *buffer_actuallen,
-				   u64 *requestid)
-{
-	return vmbus_recvpacket(device->channel, buffer, bufferlen,
-				      buffer_actuallen, requestid);
-}
-
 /* vmbus interface function pointer table */
 const struct vmbus_channel_interface vmbus_ops = {
 	.Open = ivmbus_open,
@@ -83,5 +75,4 @@ const struct vmbus_channel_interface vmbus_ops = {
 	.SendPacket = ivmbus_sendpacket,
 	.SendPacketPageBuffer = ivmbus_sendpacket_pagebuffer,
 	.SendPacketMultiPageBuffer = ivmbus_sendpacket_multipagebuffer,
-	.RecvPacket = ivmbus_recvpacket,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_api.h b/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_api.h
index b3f2132cf431..3f727d9b06c1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_api.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_api.h
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ struct hv_device_info {
  * @SendPacket:        Send a packet over the channel
  * @SendPacketPageBuffer:      Send a single page buffer over the channel
  * @SendPacketMultiPageBuffer: Send a multiple page buffers
- * @RecvPacket:        Receive packet
  *
  * This structure contains function pointer to control vmbus channel
  * behavior. None of these functions is externally callable, but they
@@ -115,8 +114,6 @@ struct vmbus_channel_interface {
 					 void *Buffer,
 					 u32 BufferLen,
 					 u64 RequestId);
-	int (*RecvPacket)(struct hv_device *dev, void *buf, u32 buflen,
-			  u32 *BufferActualLen, u64 *RequestId);
 };
 
 extern const struct vmbus_channel_interface vmbus_ops;