diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/page.c b/arch/mips/mm/page.c
index d5d02993aa21..56e4f8bffd4c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/page.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/page.c
@@ -623,21 +623,6 @@ struct dmadscr {
 	u64 pad_b;
 } ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp page_descr[DM_NUM_CHANNELS];
 
-void sb1_dma_init(void)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < DM_NUM_CHANNELS; i++) {
-		const u64 base_val = CPHYSADDR((unsigned long)&page_descr[i]) |
-				     V_DM_DSCR_BASE_RINGSZ(1);
-		void *base_reg = IOADDR(A_DM_REGISTER(i, R_DM_DSCR_BASE));
-
-		__raw_writeq(base_val, base_reg);
-		__raw_writeq(base_val | M_DM_DSCR_BASE_RESET, base_reg);
-		__raw_writeq(base_val | M_DM_DSCR_BASE_ENABL, base_reg);
-	}
-}
-
 void clear_page(void *page)
 {
 	u64 to_phys = CPHYSADDR((unsigned long)page);