diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_genversion b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_genversion
deleted file mode 100644
index dd1f324a8654..000000000000
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_genversion
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl -w
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-
-use strict;
-
-#
-# Generate a version from available information
-#
-
-my $prefix = shift @ARGV;
-my $root = shift @ARGV;
-
-
-if ( not defined $root ) {
-	die "usage: $0 prefix root-dir\n";
-}
-
-if ( ! -d $root ) {
-	die "root directory $root not found\n";
-}
-
-my $version = "unknown";
-my $tainted = "";
-
-if ( -d "$root/.git" ) {
-	# attempt to work out git version. only do so
-	# on a linux build host, as cygwin builds are
-	# already slow enough
-
-	if ( -f "/usr/bin/git" || -f "/usr/local/bin/git" ) {
-		if (not open(F, "git --git-dir $root/.git rev-parse --verify HEAD|")) {
-			$version = "no git version";
-		}
-		else {
-			$version = <F>;
-			$version =~ s/[ \r\n]*$//;     # chomp may not be enough (cygwin).
-			$version =~ s/^[ \r\n]*//;     # chomp may not be enough (cygwin).
-		}
-
-		if (open(G, "git --git-dir $root/.git status --porcelain|")) {
-			$tainted = <G>;
-			$tainted =~ s/[ \r\n]*$//;     # chomp may not be enough (cygwin).
-			$tainted =~ s/^[ \r\n]*//;     # chomp may not be enough (cygwin).
-			if (length $tainted) {
-			$version = join ' ', $version, "(tainted)";
-		}
-		else {
-			$version = join ' ', $version, "(clean)";
-         }
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-my $hostname = `hostname`;
-$hostname =~ s/[ \r\n]*$//;     # chomp may not be enough (cygwin).
-$hostname =~ s/^[ \r\n]*//;     # chomp may not be enough (cygwin).
-
-
-print STDERR "Version $version\n";
-print <<EOF;
-#include "${prefix}_build_info.h"
-#include <linux/broadcom/vc_debug_sym.h>
-
-VC_DEBUG_DECLARE_STRING_VAR( ${prefix}_build_hostname, "$hostname" );
-VC_DEBUG_DECLARE_STRING_VAR( ${prefix}_build_version, "$version" );
-VC_DEBUG_DECLARE_STRING_VAR( ${prefix}_build_time,    __TIME__ );
-VC_DEBUG_DECLARE_STRING_VAR( ${prefix}_build_date,    __DATE__ );
-
-const char *vchiq_get_build_hostname( void )
-{
-   return vchiq_build_hostname;
-}
-
-const char *vchiq_get_build_version( void )
-{
-   return vchiq_build_version;
-}
-
-const char *vchiq_get_build_date( void )
-{
-   return vchiq_build_date;
-}
-
-const char *vchiq_get_build_time( void )
-{
-   return vchiq_build_time;
-}
-EOF