diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index a9e2268ecccb..3dc22abbc68a 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -493,11 +493,6 @@ static inline char *hex_byte_pack_upper(char *buf, u8 byte)
 	return buf;
 }
 
-static inline char * __deprecated pack_hex_byte(char *buf, u8 byte)
-{
-	return hex_byte_pack(buf, byte);
-}
-
 extern int hex_to_bin(char ch);
 extern int __must_check hex2bin(u8 *dst, const char *src, size_t count);