diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
index 5fa67b5282ad..b1877d73fa56 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -278,12 +278,6 @@ static struct bus_type virtio_bus = {
 	.remove = virtio_dev_remove,
 };
 
-bool virtio_device_is_legacy_only(struct virtio_device_id id)
-{
-	return false;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_device_is_legacy_only);
-
 int register_virtio_driver(struct virtio_driver *driver)
 {
 	/* Catch this early. */
diff --git a/include/linux/virtio.h b/include/linux/virtio.h
index 28f0e65b9a11..8f4d4bfa6d46 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio.h
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ struct virtio_device {
 	void *priv;
 };
 
-bool virtio_device_is_legacy_only(struct virtio_device_id id);
-
 static inline struct virtio_device *dev_to_virtio(struct device *_dev)
 {
 	return container_of(_dev, struct virtio_device, dev);