diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c
index b5ff2e1a9975f3828ec80975f6088b3b2a49bd76..49d5808b7d11d281796debc6be5f9b3a9b1f60e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/sge.c
@@ -803,20 +803,6 @@ static inline unsigned int calc_tx_flits(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return flits;
 }
 
-/**
- *	calc_tx_descs - calculate the number of Tx descriptors for a packet
- *	@skb: the packet
- *	@chip_ver: chip version
- *
- *	Returns the number of Tx descriptors needed for the given Ethernet
- *	packet, including the needed WR and CPL headers.
- */
-static inline unsigned int calc_tx_descs(const struct sk_buff *skb,
-					 unsigned int chip_ver)
-{
-	return flits_to_desc(calc_tx_flits(skb, chip_ver));
-}
-
 /**
  *	cxgb4_write_sgl - populate a scatter/gather list for a packet
  *	@skb: the packet