diff --git a/drivers/base/base.h b/drivers/base/base.h
index 2faf767d18dc..0d32544b6f91 100644
--- a/drivers/base/base.h
+++ b/drivers/base/base.h
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ extern char *make_class_name(const char *name, struct kobject *kobj);
 extern int devres_release_all(struct device *dev);
 extern void device_block_probing(void);
 extern void device_unblock_probing(void);
-extern void driver_deferred_probe_force_trigger(void);
 
 /* /sys/devices directory */
 extern struct kset *devices_kset;
diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 6764f1827523..a32b1c32611c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -1287,7 +1287,6 @@ void fw_devlink_resume(void)
 		goto out;
 
 	device_link_add_missing_supplier_links();
-	driver_deferred_probe_force_trigger();
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&defer_fw_devlink_lock);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/base/dd.c b/drivers/base/dd.c
index 802f03eb3c37..b25bcab2a26b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/dd.c
+++ b/drivers/base/dd.c
@@ -164,11 +164,6 @@ static void driver_deferred_probe_trigger(void)
 	if (!driver_deferred_probe_enable)
 		return;
 
-	driver_deferred_probe_force_trigger();
-}
-
-void driver_deferred_probe_force_trigger(void)
-{
 	/*
 	 * A successful probe means that all the devices in the pending list
 	 * should be triggered to be reprobed.  Move all the deferred devices