diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/set_memory.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/set_memory.h
index c38df4771c09..4c5bae7ca01c 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/set_memory.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/set_memory.h
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@ static inline int set_memory_x(unsigned long addr, int numpages) { return 0; }
 static inline int set_memory_nx(unsigned long addr, int numpages) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
-void set_kernel_text_ro(void);
-void set_kernel_text_rw(void);
-#else
-static inline void set_kernel_text_ro(void) { }
-static inline void set_kernel_text_rw(void) { }
-#endif
-
 int set_direct_map_invalid_noflush(struct page *page);
 int set_direct_map_default_noflush(struct page *page);
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/mm/init.c b/arch/riscv/mm/init.c
index 5b813532db59..27a334106708 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/mm/init.c
@@ -502,22 +502,6 @@ static inline void setup_vm_final(void)
 #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
-void set_kernel_text_rw(void)
-{
-	unsigned long text_start = (unsigned long)_text;
-	unsigned long text_end = (unsigned long)_etext;
-
-	set_memory_rw(text_start, (text_end - text_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-}
-
-void set_kernel_text_ro(void)
-{
-	unsigned long text_start = (unsigned long)_text;
-	unsigned long text_end = (unsigned long)_etext;
-
-	set_memory_ro(text_start, (text_end - text_start) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-}
-
 void mark_rodata_ro(void)
 {
 	unsigned long text_start = (unsigned long)_text;