diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 8eeb73ac58bd..2e077e289e75 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -2815,7 +2815,6 @@ unsigned long netdev_boot_base(const char *prefix, int unit);
 struct net_device *dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu(struct net *net, unsigned short type,
 				       const char *hwaddr);
 struct net_device *dev_getfirstbyhwtype(struct net *net, unsigned short type);
-struct net_device *__dev_getfirstbyhwtype(struct net *net, unsigned short type);
 void dev_add_pack(struct packet_type *pt);
 void dev_remove_pack(struct packet_type *pt);
 void __dev_remove_pack(struct packet_type *pt);
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 51b263076124..b5130fd1cdaa 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1069,19 +1069,6 @@ struct net_device *dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu(struct net *net, unsigned short type,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu);
 
-struct net_device *__dev_getfirstbyhwtype(struct net *net, unsigned short type)
-{
-	struct net_device *dev;
-
-	ASSERT_RTNL();
-	for_each_netdev(net, dev)
-		if (dev->type == type)
-			return dev;
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__dev_getfirstbyhwtype);
-
 struct net_device *dev_getfirstbyhwtype(struct net *net, unsigned short type)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev, *ret = NULL;