diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 92428e55b0c2..b0088b0efecd 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -207,19 +207,6 @@ static int __device_attach(struct device_driver * drv, void * data)
 	return driver_probe_device(drv, dev);
 }
 
-static int device_probe_drivers(void *data)
-{
-	struct device *dev = data;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (dev->bus) {
-		down(&dev->sem);
-		ret = bus_for_each_drv(dev->bus, NULL, dev, __device_attach);
-		up(&dev->sem);
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /**
  *	device_attach - try to attach device to a driver.
  *	@dev:	device.