diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
index c016829a38fd..e87785dec151 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-eh.c
@@ -500,57 +500,6 @@ void ata_eh_release(struct ata_port *ap)
 	mutex_unlock(&ap->host->eh_mutex);
 }
 
-/**
- *	ata_scsi_timed_out - SCSI layer time out callback
- *	@cmd: timed out SCSI command
- *
- *	Handles SCSI layer timeout.  We race with normal completion of
- *	the qc for @cmd.  If the qc is already gone, we lose and let
- *	the scsi command finish (EH_HANDLED).  Otherwise, the qc has
- *	timed out and EH should be invoked.  Prevent ata_qc_complete()
- *	from finishing it by setting EH_SCHEDULED and return
- *	EH_NOT_HANDLED.
- *
- *	TODO: kill this function once old EH is gone.
- *
- *	LOCKING:
- *	Called from timer context
- *
- *	RETURNS:
- *	EH_HANDLED or EH_NOT_HANDLED
- */
-enum blk_eh_timer_return ata_scsi_timed_out(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
-{
-	struct Scsi_Host *host = cmd->device->host;
-	struct ata_port *ap = ata_shost_to_port(host);
-	unsigned long flags;
-	struct ata_queued_cmd *qc;
-	enum blk_eh_timer_return ret;
-
-	DPRINTK("ENTER\n");
-
-	if (ap->ops->error_handler) {
-		ret = BLK_EH_NOT_HANDLED;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	ret = BLK_EH_HANDLED;
-	spin_lock_irqsave(ap->lock, flags);
-	qc = ata_qc_from_tag(ap, ap->link.active_tag);
-	if (qc) {
-		WARN_ON(qc->scsicmd != cmd);
-		qc->flags |= ATA_QCFLAG_EH_SCHEDULED;
-		qc->err_mask |= AC_ERR_TIMEOUT;
-		ret = BLK_EH_NOT_HANDLED;
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
-
- out:
-	DPRINTK("EXIT, ret=%d\n", ret);
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ata_scsi_timed_out);
-
 static void ata_eh_unload(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
 	struct ata_link *link;
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 1795fecdea17..1c113134c98f 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -1133,7 +1133,6 @@ extern int ata_sas_port_start(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_sas_port_stop(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int ata_sas_slave_configure(struct scsi_device *, struct ata_port *);
 extern int ata_sas_queuecmd(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd, struct ata_port *ap);
-extern enum blk_eh_timer_return ata_scsi_timed_out(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd);
 extern int sata_scr_valid(struct ata_link *link);
 extern int sata_scr_read(struct ata_link *link, int reg, u32 *val);
 extern int sata_scr_write(struct ata_link *link, int reg, u32 val);
@@ -1359,7 +1358,6 @@ extern struct device_attribute *ata_common_sdev_attrs[];
 	.proc_name		= drv_name,			\
 	.slave_configure	= ata_scsi_slave_config,	\
 	.slave_destroy		= ata_scsi_slave_destroy,	\
-	.eh_timed_out		= ata_scsi_timed_out,		\
 	.bios_param		= ata_std_bios_param,		\
 	.unlock_native_capacity	= ata_scsi_unlock_native_capacity, \
 	.sdev_attrs		= ata_common_sdev_attrs