diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
index 76c4ed1135f2..4fdeb5323248 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
@@ -2369,18 +2369,4 @@ struct pci_device_id iwl3945_hw_card_ids[] = {
 	{0}
 };
 
-/*
- * Clear the OWNER_MSK, to establish driver (instead of uCode running on
- * embedded controller) as EEPROM reader; each read is a series of pulses
- * to/from the EEPROM chip, not a single event, so even reads could conflict
- * if they weren't arbitrated by some ownership mechanism.  Here, the driver
- * simply claims ownership, which should be safe when this function is called
- * (i.e. before loading uCode!).
- */
-inline int iwl3945_eeprom_acquire_semaphore(struct iwl3945_priv *priv)
-{
-	_iwl3945_clear_bit(priv, CSR_EEPROM_GP, CSR_EEPROM_GP_IF_OWNER_MSK);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, iwl3945_hw_card_ids);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.h
index 20b925f57e35..4b07db9cd407 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.h
@@ -671,7 +671,6 @@ extern int iwl3945_hw_channel_switch(struct iwl3945_priv *priv, u16 channel);
 /*
  * Forward declare iwl-3945.c functions for iwl-base.c
  */
-extern int iwl3945_eeprom_acquire_semaphore(struct iwl3945_priv *priv);
 extern __le32 iwl3945_get_antenna_flags(const struct iwl3945_priv *priv);
 extern int iwl3945_init_hw_rate_table(struct iwl3945_priv *priv);
 extern void iwl3945_reg_txpower_periodic(struct iwl3945_priv *priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
index 04db34ba814b..569347ff377b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
@@ -4961,11 +4961,4 @@ int iwl4965_eeprom_acquire_semaphore(struct iwl4965_priv *priv)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-inline void iwl4965_eeprom_release_semaphore(struct iwl4965_priv *priv)
-{
-	iwl4965_clear_bit(priv, CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG,
-		CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG_BIT_EEPROM_OWN_SEM);
-}
-
-
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, iwl4965_hw_card_ids);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.h
index 78bc148c9f7f..9cb82be0ff80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.h
@@ -750,7 +750,6 @@ struct iwl4965_priv;
  * Forward declare iwl-4965.c functions for iwl-base.c
  */
 extern int iwl4965_eeprom_acquire_semaphore(struct iwl4965_priv *priv);
-extern void iwl4965_eeprom_release_semaphore(struct iwl4965_priv *priv);
 
 extern int iwl4965_tx_queue_update_wr_ptr(struct iwl4965_priv *priv,
 					  struct iwl4965_tx_queue *txq,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index f96a1a2e90f4..8cef48c9d748 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -1557,6 +1557,20 @@ static void get_eeprom_mac(struct iwl3945_priv *priv, u8 *mac)
 	memcpy(mac, priv->eeprom.mac_address, 6);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Clear the OWNER_MSK, to establish driver (instead of uCode running on
+ * embedded controller) as EEPROM reader; each read is a series of pulses
+ * to/from the EEPROM chip, not a single event, so even reads could conflict
+ * if they weren't arbitrated by some ownership mechanism.  Here, the driver
+ * simply claims ownership, which should be safe when this function is called
+ * (i.e. before loading uCode!).
+ */
+static inline int iwl3945_eeprom_acquire_semaphore(struct iwl3945_priv *priv)
+{
+	_iwl3945_clear_bit(priv, CSR_EEPROM_GP, CSR_EEPROM_GP_IF_OWNER_MSK);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * iwl3945_eeprom_init - read EEPROM contents
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
index 77c635287035..c856835b1f20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c
@@ -1639,6 +1639,12 @@ static void get_eeprom_mac(struct iwl4965_priv *priv, u8 *mac)
 	memcpy(mac, priv->eeprom.mac_address, 6);
 }
 
+static inline void iwl4965_eeprom_release_semaphore(struct iwl4965_priv *priv)
+{
+	iwl4965_clear_bit(priv, CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG,
+		CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG_BIT_EEPROM_OWN_SEM);
+}
+
 /**
  * iwl4965_eeprom_init - read EEPROM contents
  *