diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index 9a070743270c..9b29f085aede 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ void thread__insert_map(struct thread *thread, struct map *map);
 int thread__fork(struct thread *thread, struct thread *parent, u64 timestamp);
 size_t thread__fprintf(struct thread *thread, FILE *fp);
 
-static inline struct map *thread__find_map(struct thread *thread,
-					   enum map_type type, u64 addr)
-{
-	return thread ? map_groups__find(&thread->mg, type, addr) : NULL;
-}
-
 void thread__find_addr_map(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine,
 			   u8 cpumode, enum map_type type, u64 addr,
 			   struct addr_location *al);