diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index 74bc372ec016..95f661f1933f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -707,19 +707,6 @@ static inline u32 id_aa64mmfr0_parange_to_phys_shift(int parange)
 extern bool cpu_has_amu_feat(int cpu);
 #endif
 
-/* Check whether hardware update of the Access flag is supported */
-static inline bool cpu_has_hw_af(void)
-{
-	u64 mmfr1;
-
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_HW_AFDBM))
-		return false;
-
-	mmfr1 = read_cpuid(ID_AA64MMFR1_EL1);
-	return cpuid_feature_extract_unsigned_field(mmfr1,
-						ID_AA64MMFR1_HADBS_SHIFT);
-}
-
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #endif