diff --git a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
index a570e5f66e48..08abbae6bf68 100644
--- a/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
+++ b/drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c
@@ -337,8 +337,6 @@ do {							\
 #define CDROM_DEF_TIMEOUT	(7 * HZ)
 
 /* Not-exported routines. */
-static void sanitize_format(union cdrom_addr *addr, 
-		u_char * curr, u_char requested);
 static int mmc_ioctl(struct cdrom_device_info *cdi, unsigned int cmd,
 		     unsigned long arg);