diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/linux/linux-curproc.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/linux/linux-curproc.c
index d71ad5ed1f6d..9515347c8edc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/linux/linux-curproc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/libcfs/linux/linux-curproc.c
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@ void cfs_kernel_cap_pack(kernel_cap_t kcap, cfs_cap_t *cap)
 	*cap = kcap.cap[0];
 }
 
-void cfs_kernel_cap_unpack(kernel_cap_t *kcap, cfs_cap_t cap)
-{
-	kcap->cap[0] = cap;
-}
-
 cfs_cap_t cfs_curproc_cap_pack(void)
 {
 	cfs_cap_t cap;