diff --git a/net/x25/af_x25.c b/net/x25/af_x25.c
index 210829dbda6263c6001b3ddd243335de66fe5d77..9232cdb42ad9f85e8c222014deb408ddb0e81549 100644
--- a/net/x25/af_x25.c
+++ b/net/x25/af_x25.c
@@ -199,22 +199,6 @@ static void x25_remove_socket(struct sock *sk)
 	write_unlock_bh(&x25_list_lock);
 }
 
-/*
- *	Kill all bound sockets on a dropped device.
- */
-static void x25_kill_by_device(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct sock *s;
-
-	write_lock_bh(&x25_list_lock);
-
-	sk_for_each(s, &x25_list)
-		if (x25_sk(s)->neighbour && x25_sk(s)->neighbour->dev == dev)
-			x25_disconnect(s, ENETUNREACH, 0, 0);
-
-	write_unlock_bh(&x25_list_lock);
-}
-
 /*
  *	Handle device status changes.
  */