diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/uaccess.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/uaccess.h
index 3ee7b4216150..461bb542e2e8 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/uaccess.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/uaccess.h
@@ -34,23 +34,6 @@ static inline void set_fs(mm_segment_t fs)
 
 #define access_ok(type, addr, size) _access_ok((unsigned long)(addr), (size))
 
-static inline int is_in_rom(unsigned long addr)
-{
-	/*
-	 * What we are really trying to do is determine if addr is
-	 * in an allocated kernel memory region. If not then assume
-	 * we cannot free it or otherwise de-allocate it. Ideally
-	 * we could restrict this to really being in a ROM or flash,
-	 * but that would need to be done on a board by board basis,
-	 * not globally.
-	 */
-	if ((addr < _ramstart) || (addr >= _ramend))
-		return (1);
-
-	/* Default case, not in ROM */
-	return (0);
-}
-
 /*
  * The fs value determines whether argument validity checking should be
  * performed or not.  If get_fs() == USER_DS, checking is performed, with