diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
index 6e6a65b278b9..56e3934712f9 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
@@ -342,13 +342,6 @@ void pblk_write_should_kick(struct pblk *pblk)
 		pblk_write_kick(pblk);
 }
 
-void pblk_end_io_sync(struct nvm_rq *rqd)
-{
-	struct completion *waiting = rqd->private;
-
-	complete(waiting);
-}
-
 static void pblk_wait_for_meta(struct pblk *pblk)
 {
 	do {
diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
index 2399db1b479a..9f22bbb54a6d 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk.h
@@ -796,7 +796,6 @@ void pblk_down_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppa_list, int nr_ppas,
 void pblk_down_page(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppa_list, int nr_ppas);
 void pblk_up_rq(struct pblk *pblk, struct ppa_addr *ppa_list, int nr_ppas,
 		unsigned long *lun_bitmap);
-void pblk_end_io_sync(struct nvm_rq *rqd);
 int pblk_bio_add_pages(struct pblk *pblk, struct bio *bio, gfp_t flags,
 		       int nr_pages);
 void pblk_bio_free_pages(struct pblk *pblk, struct bio *bio, int off,