diff --git a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_hw.c b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_hw.c
index b3739b9d6e1f..23854e01ce28 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_hw.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ft1000/ft1000-pcmcia/ft1000_hw.c
@@ -86,40 +86,6 @@ MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE("FT1000");
 
 #define MAX_RCV_LOOP   100
 
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-// Function:   ft1000_asic_read
-// Description: This function will retrieve the value of a specific ASIC
-//             register.
-// Input:
-//    dev - network device structure
-//    offset - ASIC register to read
-// Output:
-//    value - value of ASIC register
-//
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-inline u16 ft1000_asic_read(struct net_device *dev, u16 offset)
-{
-	return (ft1000_read_reg(dev, offset));
-}
-
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-// Function:   ft1000_asic_write
-// Description: This function will set the value of a specific ASIC
-//             register.
-// Input:
-//    dev - network device structure
-//    value - value to set ASIC register
-// Output:
-//    none
-//
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-inline void ft1000_asic_write(struct net_device *dev, u16 offset, u16 value)
-{
-	ft1000_write_reg(dev, offset, value);
-}
-
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // Function:   ft1000_read_fifo_len