diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/traps.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/traps.c
index 07fdded10c21..0721b9798595 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/traps.c
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 
 int show_unhandled_signals = 1;
 
-extern asmlinkage void handle_exception(void);
-
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(die_lock);
 
 void die(struct pt_regs *regs, const char *str)