diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 479a27777ad66dca9effb2b4f268a7a0d30e9e40..d486d7b6112dcce4596babb67090f7dc05183cb1 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -1831,11 +1831,6 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *tcp_rtx_queue_tail(const struct sock *sk)
 	return skb_rb_last(&sk->tcp_rtx_queue);
 }
 
-static inline struct sk_buff *tcp_write_queue_head(const struct sock *sk)
-{
-	return skb_peek(&sk->sk_write_queue);
-}
-
 static inline struct sk_buff *tcp_write_queue_tail(const struct sock *sk)
 {
 	return skb_peek_tail(&sk->sk_write_queue);