diff --git a/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozcdev.c b/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozcdev.c
index 04e0054cf5d0..89d454e2b8a1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozcdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozcdev.c
@@ -525,9 +525,3 @@ void oz_cdev_rx(struct oz_pd *pd, struct oz_elt *elt)
 out:
 	oz_cdev_release_ctx(ctx);
 }
-/*------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Context: softirq
- */
-void oz_cdev_heartbeat(struct oz_pd *pd)
-{
-}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozcdev.h b/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozcdev.h
index 698014bb8d72..dd11935a093f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozcdev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/ozwpan/ozcdev.h
@@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ void oz_cdev_term(void);
 int oz_cdev_start(struct oz_pd *pd, int resume);
 void oz_cdev_stop(struct oz_pd *pd, int pause);
 void oz_cdev_rx(struct oz_pd *pd, struct oz_elt *elt);
-void oz_cdev_heartbeat(struct oz_pd *pd);
 
 #endif /* _OZCDEV_H */