diff --git a/drivers/pci/quirks.c b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
index 9734b4234d5c..35f8d409ad71 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/quirks.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
@@ -3344,28 +3344,6 @@ fs_initcall_sync(pci_apply_final_quirks);
  * reset a single function if other methods (e.g. FLR, PM D0->D3) are
  * not available.
  */
-static int reset_intel_generic_dev(struct pci_dev *dev, int probe)
-{
-	int pos;
-
-	/* only implement PCI_CLASS_SERIAL_USB at present */
-	if (dev->class == PCI_CLASS_SERIAL_USB) {
-		pos = pci_find_capability(dev, PCI_CAP_ID_VNDR);
-		if (!pos)
-			return -ENOTTY;
-
-		if (probe)
-			return 0;
-
-		pci_write_config_byte(dev, pos + 0x4, 1);
-		msleep(100);
-
-		return 0;
-	} else {
-		return -ENOTTY;
-	}
-}
-
 static int reset_intel_82599_sfp_virtfn(struct pci_dev *dev, int probe)
 {
 	/*
@@ -3524,8 +3502,6 @@ static const struct pci_dev_reset_methods pci_dev_reset_methods[] = {
 		reset_ivb_igd },
 	{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_IVB_M2_VGA,
 		reset_ivb_igd },
-	{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL, PCI_ANY_ID,
-		reset_intel_generic_dev },
 	{ PCI_VENDOR_ID_CHELSIO, PCI_ANY_ID,
 		reset_chelsio_generic_dev },
 	{ 0 }