diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 2030d7c1dc94..34c7a5d395f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -728,8 +728,6 @@ int i40e_sync_vsi_filters(struct i40e_vsi *vsi);
 struct i40e_vsi *i40e_vsi_setup(struct i40e_pf *pf, u8 type,
 				u16 uplink, u32 param1);
 int i40e_vsi_release(struct i40e_vsi *vsi);
-struct i40e_vsi *i40e_vsi_lookup(struct i40e_pf *pf, enum i40e_vsi_type type,
-				 struct i40e_vsi *start_vsi);
 #ifdef I40E_FCOE
 void i40e_vsi_setup_queue_map(struct i40e_vsi *vsi,
 			      struct i40e_vsi_context *ctxt,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
index 6ffac03d5015..417ac1646bc6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
@@ -405,37 +405,6 @@ int i40e_vf_client_capable(struct i40e_pf *pf, u32 vf_id,
 	return capable;
 }
 
-/**
- * i40e_vsi_lookup - finds a matching VSI from the PF list starting at start_vsi
- * @pf: board private structure
- * @type: vsi type
- * @start_vsi: a VSI pointer from where to start the search
- *
- * Returns non NULL on success or NULL for failure
- **/
-struct i40e_vsi *i40e_vsi_lookup(struct i40e_pf *pf,
-				 enum i40e_vsi_type type,
-				 struct i40e_vsi *start_vsi)
-{
-	struct i40e_vsi *vsi;
-	int i = 0;
-
-	if (start_vsi) {
-		for (i = 0; i < pf->num_alloc_vsi; i++) {
-			vsi = pf->vsi[i];
-			if (vsi == start_vsi)
-				break;
-		}
-	}
-	for (; i < pf->num_alloc_vsi; i++) {
-		vsi = pf->vsi[i];
-		if (vsi && vsi->type == type)
-			return vsi;
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 /**
  * i40e_client_add_instance - add a client instance struct to the instance list
  * @pf: pointer to the board struct