diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_buf.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_buf.c
index fb2e91a0e724..f7ff420ed612 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_buf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_buf.c
@@ -442,20 +442,6 @@ int comedi_buf_put(struct comedi_subdevice *s, unsigned short x)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(comedi_buf_put);
 
-int comedi_buf_get(struct comedi_subdevice *s, unsigned short *x)
-{
-	struct comedi_async *async = s->async;
-	unsigned int n = comedi_buf_read_n_available(s);
-
-	if (n < sizeof(short))
-		return 0;
-	comedi_buf_read_alloc(s, sizeof(short));
-	*x = *(unsigned short *)(async->prealloc_buf + async->buf_read_ptr);
-	comedi_buf_read_free(s, sizeof(short));
-	return 1;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(comedi_buf_get);
-
 void comedi_buf_memcpy_to(struct comedi_subdevice *s, unsigned int offset,
 			  const void *data, unsigned int num_bytes)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
index 766387dcab95..df0209a53206 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
@@ -442,7 +442,6 @@ unsigned int comedi_buf_read_alloc(struct comedi_subdevice *s, unsigned int n);
 unsigned int comedi_buf_read_free(struct comedi_subdevice *s, unsigned int n);
 
 int comedi_buf_put(struct comedi_subdevice *s, unsigned short x);
-int comedi_buf_get(struct comedi_subdevice *s, unsigned short *x);
 
 void comedi_buf_memcpy_to(struct comedi_subdevice *s, unsigned int offset,
 			  const void *source, unsigned int num_bytes);