diff --git a/drivers/of/device.c b/drivers/of/device.c
index 874a2e1f6308..0f00f1b80708 100644
--- a/drivers/of/device.c
+++ b/drivers/of/device.c
@@ -246,15 +246,6 @@ const void *of_device_get_match_data(const struct device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_device_get_match_data);
 
-int of_device_request_module(struct device *dev)
-{
-	if (!dev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	return of_request_module(dev->of_node);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_device_request_module);
-
 /**
  * of_device_modalias - Fill buffer with newline terminated modalias string
  * @dev:	Calling device
diff --git a/include/linux/of_device.h b/include/linux/of_device.h
index f4b57614979d..ce20d8b00b3e 100644
--- a/include/linux/of_device.h
+++ b/include/linux/of_device.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ extern void of_device_unregister(struct platform_device *ofdev);
 extern const void *of_device_get_match_data(const struct device *dev);
 
 extern ssize_t of_device_modalias(struct device *dev, char *str, ssize_t len);
-extern int of_device_request_module(struct device *dev);
 
 extern void of_device_uevent(const struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env);
 extern int of_device_uevent_modalias(const struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env);
@@ -78,11 +77,6 @@ static inline int of_device_modalias(struct device *dev,
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-static inline int of_device_request_module(struct device *dev)
-{
-	return -ENODEV;
-}
-
 static inline int of_device_uevent_modalias(const struct device *dev,
 				   struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 {