diff --git a/block/mq-deadline.c b/block/mq-deadline.c
index dce8d746b5bd..94eede4fb9eb 100644
--- a/block/mq-deadline.c
+++ b/block/mq-deadline.c
@@ -127,34 +127,6 @@ static u8 dd_rq_ioclass(struct request *rq)
 	return IOPRIO_PRIO_CLASS(req_get_ioprio(rq));
 }
 
-/*
- * get the request before `rq' in sector-sorted order
- */
-static inline struct request *
-deadline_earlier_request(struct request *rq)
-{
-	struct rb_node *node = rb_prev(&rq->rb_node);
-
-	if (node)
-		return rb_entry_rq(node);
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-/*
- * get the request after `rq' in sector-sorted order
- */
-static inline struct request *
-deadline_latter_request(struct request *rq)
-{
-	struct rb_node *node = rb_next(&rq->rb_node);
-
-	if (node)
-		return rb_entry_rq(node);
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 /*
  * Return the first request for which blk_rq_pos() >= @pos.
  */