diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx.h
index 33db1c806b01..774bb45834cb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/octeon/cvmx.h
@@ -436,14 +436,6 @@ static inline uint64_t cvmx_get_cycle_global(void)
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-static inline void cvmx_reset_octeon(void)
-{
-	union cvmx_ciu_soft_rst ciu_soft_rst;
-	ciu_soft_rst.u64 = 0;
-	ciu_soft_rst.s.soft_rst = 1;
-	cvmx_write_csr(CVMX_CIU_SOFT_RST, ciu_soft_rst.u64);
-}
-
 /* Return the number of cores available in the chip */
 static inline uint32_t cvmx_octeon_num_cores(void)
 {