diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
index 5548b6d00c31..72291a8904a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/ucc_geth.c
@@ -435,11 +435,6 @@ static void hw_add_addr_in_hash(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth,
 		     QE_CR_PROTOCOL_ETHERNET, 0);
 }
 
-static inline int compare_addr(u8 **addr1, u8 **addr2)
-{
-	return memcmp(addr1, addr2, ETH_ALEN);
-}
-
 #ifdef DEBUG
 static void get_statistics(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth,
 			   struct ucc_geth_tx_firmware_statistics *