diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/uapi/gpib_user.h b/drivers/staging/gpib/uapi/gpib_user.h
index eaf7399a164a..1cb6b6219e67 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gpib/uapi/gpib_user.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/uapi/gpib_user.h
@@ -192,11 +192,6 @@ static inline __u8 PPE_byte(unsigned int dio_line, int sense)
 	return cmd;
 }
 
-static inline __u8 CFGn(unsigned int meters)
-{
-	return 0x6 | (meters & 0xf);
-}
-
 /* mask of bits that actually matter in a command byte */
 enum {
 	gpib_command_mask = 0x7f,