diff --git a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/functions.c b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/functions.c
index 95218e283966..f5ce8529b4ae 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/functions.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/functions.c
@@ -262,15 +262,6 @@ void sd_recv_consume(void *token, size_t len, void *user)
 #include "comet.h"
 
 extern ci_t *CI;                /* dummy pointer to board ZERO's data */
-void
-VMETRO_TRACE (void *x)
-{
-    u_int32_t   y = (u_int32_t) x;
-
-    pci_write_32 ((u_int32_t *) &CI->cpldbase->leds, y);
-}
-
-
 void
 VMETRO_TRIGGER (ci_t *ci, int x)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4.h b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4.h
index 003eb8690190..b4b5e5ad791b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/pmcc4.h
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ void        sbeid_set_bdtype (ci_t *ci);
 void        sbeid_set_hdwbid (ci_t *ci);
 u_int32_t   sbeCrc (u_int8_t *, u_int32_t, u_int32_t, u_int32_t *);
 
-void        VMETRO_TRACE (void *);       /* put data into 8 LEDs */
 void        VMETRO_TRIGGER (ci_t *, int);       /* Note: int = 0(default)
                                                  * thru 15 */