diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
index 44ba834c363d..e4ea89a11eed 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.c
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ static void nvt_enable_wake(struct nvt_dev *nvt)
 	nvt_cir_wake_reg_write(nvt, 0, CIR_WAKE_IREN);
 }
 
+#if 0 /* Currently unused */
 /* rx carrier detect only works in learning mode, must be called w/nvt_lock */
 static u32 nvt_rx_carrier_detect(struct nvt_dev *nvt)
 {
@@ -504,7 +505,7 @@ static u32 nvt_rx_carrier_detect(struct nvt_dev *nvt)
 
 	return carrier;
 }
-
+#endif
 /*
  * set carrier frequency
  *
@@ -620,7 +621,6 @@ static void nvt_dump_rx_buf(struct nvt_dev *nvt)
 static void nvt_process_rx_ir_data(struct nvt_dev *nvt)
 {
 	DEFINE_IR_RAW_EVENT(rawir);
-	u32 carrier;
 	u8 sample;
 	int i;
 
@@ -629,9 +629,6 @@ static void nvt_process_rx_ir_data(struct nvt_dev *nvt)
 	if (debug)
 		nvt_dump_rx_buf(nvt);
 
-	if (nvt->carrier_detect_enabled)
-		carrier = nvt_rx_carrier_detect(nvt);
-
 	nvt_dbg_verbose("Processing buffer of len %d", nvt->pkts);
 
 	init_ir_raw_event(&rawir);
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.h b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.h
index 0d5e0872a2ea..7c3674ff5ea2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.h
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/nuvoton-cir.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ struct nvt_dev {
 
 	/* rx settings */
 	bool learning_enabled;
-	bool carrier_detect_enabled;
 
 	/* track cir wake state */
 	u8 wake_state;