diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h
index 108a9e8940199..51b3d480d0b62 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/desc.h
@@ -446,18 +446,6 @@ static inline void set_system_intr_gate(unsigned int n, void *addr)
 	_set_gate(n, GATE_INTERRUPT, addr, 0x3, 0, __KERNEL_CS);
 }
 
-static inline void set_system_trap_gate(unsigned int n, void *addr)
-{
-	BUG_ON((unsigned)n > 0xFF);
-	_set_gate(n, GATE_TRAP, addr, 0x3, 0, __KERNEL_CS);
-}
-
-static inline void set_trap_gate(unsigned int n, void *addr)
-{
-	BUG_ON((unsigned)n > 0xFF);
-	_set_gate(n, GATE_TRAP, addr, 0, 0, __KERNEL_CS);
-}
-
 static inline void set_task_gate(unsigned int n, unsigned int gdt_entry)
 {
 	BUG_ON((unsigned)n > 0xFF);