diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/sw_sync.c b/drivers/dma-buf/sw_sync.c
index c353029789cf1..f5905d67dedbb 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/sw_sync.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/sw_sync.c
@@ -173,11 +173,6 @@ static bool timeline_fence_signaled(struct dma_fence *fence)
 	return !__dma_fence_is_later(fence->seqno, parent->value, fence->ops);
 }
 
-static bool timeline_fence_enable_signaling(struct dma_fence *fence)
-{
-	return true;
-}
-
 static void timeline_fence_value_str(struct dma_fence *fence,
 				    char *str, int size)
 {
@@ -211,7 +206,6 @@ static void timeline_fence_set_deadline(struct dma_fence *fence, ktime_t deadlin
 static const struct dma_fence_ops timeline_fence_ops = {
 	.get_driver_name = timeline_fence_get_driver_name,
 	.get_timeline_name = timeline_fence_get_timeline_name,
-	.enable_signaling = timeline_fence_enable_signaling,
 	.signaled = timeline_fence_signaled,
 	.release = timeline_fence_release,
 	.fence_value_str = timeline_fence_value_str,