diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
index 6c32665538cc..745ed2c212e3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.c
@@ -1125,21 +1125,6 @@ void gether_cleanup(struct eth_dev *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gether_cleanup);
 
-void gether_unregister_free_netdev(struct net_device *net)
-{
-	if (!net)
-		return;
-
-	struct eth_dev *dev = netdev_priv(net);
-
-	if (net->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED) {
-		unregister_netdev(net);
-		flush_work(&dev->work);
-	}
-	free_netdev(net);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gether_unregister_free_netdev);
-
 /**
  * gether_connect - notify network layer that USB link is active
  * @link: the USB link, set up with endpoints, descriptors matching
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.h b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.h
index a212a8ec5eb1..63a0240df4d7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/u_ether.h
@@ -283,8 +283,6 @@ int gether_get_ifname(struct net_device *net, char *name, int len);
 int gether_set_ifname(struct net_device *net, const char *name, int len);
 
 void gether_cleanup(struct eth_dev *dev);
-void gether_unregister_free_netdev(struct net_device *net);
-DEFINE_FREE(free_gether_netdev, struct net_device *, gether_unregister_free_netdev(_T));
 
 void gether_setup_opts_default(struct gether_opts *opts, const char *name);
 void gether_apply_opts(struct net_device *net, struct gether_opts *opts);