diff --git a/include/linux/cpumask.h b/include/linux/cpumask.h
index 1c29947db848..04536a29f10f 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpumask.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpumask.h
@@ -1017,11 +1017,6 @@ void init_cpu_present(const struct cpumask *src);
 void init_cpu_possible(const struct cpumask *src);
 void init_cpu_online(const struct cpumask *src);
 
-static inline void reset_cpu_possible_mask(void)
-{
-	bitmap_zero(cpumask_bits(&__cpu_possible_mask), NR_CPUS);
-}
-
 static inline void
 set_cpu_possible(unsigned int cpu, bool possible)
 {