diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/channel_interface.c b/drivers/staging/hv/channel_interface.c
index a288b70b13c..b818bcf886a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/channel_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/channel_interface.c
@@ -41,17 +41,8 @@ static void ivmbus_close(struct hv_device *device)
 	vmbus_close(device->channel);
 }
 
-static int ivmbus_sendpacket(struct hv_device *device, const void *buffer,
-				   u32 bufferlen, u64 requestid, u32 type,
-				   u32 flags)
-{
-	return vmbus_sendpacket(device->channel, buffer, bufferlen,
-				      requestid, type, flags);
-}
-
 /* vmbus interface function pointer table */
 const struct vmbus_channel_interface vmbus_ops = {
 	.Open = ivmbus_open,
 	.Close = ivmbus_close,
-	.SendPacket = ivmbus_sendpacket,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_api.h b/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_api.h
index 9fe98304357..ec352c38aa5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_api.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_api.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ struct hv_device_info {
  * struct vmbus_channel_interface - Contains member functions for vmbus channel
  * @Open:      Open the channel
  * @Close:     Close the channel
- * @SendPacket:        Send a packet over the channel
  *
  * This structure contains function pointer to control vmbus channel
  * behavior. None of these functions is externally callable, but they
@@ -101,8 +100,6 @@ struct vmbus_channel_interface {
 		    void (*ChannelCallback)(void *context),
 		    void *Context);
 	void (*Close)(struct hv_device *device);
-	int (*SendPacket)(struct hv_device *Device, const void *Buffer,
-			  u32 BufferLen, u64 RequestId, u32 Type, u32 Flags);
 };
 
 extern const struct vmbus_channel_interface vmbus_ops;