diff --git a/crypto/api.c b/crypto/api.c
index 74e17d5049c9..d019d1979857 100644
--- a/crypto/api.c
+++ b/crypto/api.c
@@ -560,32 +560,6 @@ void *crypto_create_tfm_node(struct crypto_alg *alg,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_create_tfm_node);
 
-void *crypto_clone_tfm(const struct crypto_type *frontend,
-		       struct crypto_tfm *otfm)
-{
-	struct crypto_alg *alg = otfm->__crt_alg;
-	struct crypto_tfm *tfm;
-	char *mem;
-
-	mem = ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
-	if (unlikely(!crypto_mod_get(alg)))
-		goto out;
-
-	mem = crypto_alloc_tfmmem(alg, frontend, otfm->node, GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (IS_ERR(mem)) {
-		crypto_mod_put(alg);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	tfm = (struct crypto_tfm *)(mem + frontend->tfmsize);
-	tfm->crt_flags = otfm->crt_flags;
-	tfm->fb = tfm;
-
-out:
-	return mem;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(crypto_clone_tfm);
-
 struct crypto_alg *crypto_find_alg(const char *alg_name,
 				   const struct crypto_type *frontend,
 				   u32 type, u32 mask)
diff --git a/crypto/internal.h b/crypto/internal.h
index 8fbe0226d48e..96f84abfac91 100644
--- a/crypto/internal.h
+++ b/crypto/internal.h
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ struct crypto_tfm *__crypto_alloc_tfm(struct crypto_alg *alg, u32 type,
 				      u32 mask);
 void *crypto_create_tfm_node(struct crypto_alg *alg,
 			const struct crypto_type *frontend, int node);
-void *crypto_clone_tfm(const struct crypto_type *frontend,
-		       struct crypto_tfm *otfm);
 
 static inline void *crypto_create_tfm(struct crypto_alg *alg,
 			const struct crypto_type *frontend)