diff --git a/drivers/mfd/twl-core.c b/drivers/mfd/twl-core.c
index e2d9a93be43b..e801b7ce010f 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/twl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/twl-core.c
@@ -594,71 +594,6 @@ int twl_get_hfclk_rate(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(twl_get_hfclk_rate);
 
-static struct device *
-add_numbered_child(unsigned mod_no, const char *name, int num,
-		void *pdata, unsigned pdata_len,
-		bool can_wakeup, int irq0, int irq1)
-{
-	struct platform_device	*pdev;
-	struct twl_client	*twl;
-	int			status, sid;
-
-	if (unlikely(mod_no >= twl_get_last_module())) {
-		pr_err("%s: invalid module number %d\n", DRIVER_NAME, mod_no);
-		return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
-	}
-	sid = twl_priv->twl_map[mod_no].sid;
-	twl = &twl_priv->twl_modules[sid];
-
-	pdev = platform_device_alloc(name, num);
-	if (!pdev)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-	pdev->dev.parent = &twl->client->dev;
-
-	if (pdata) {
-		status = platform_device_add_data(pdev, pdata, pdata_len);
-		if (status < 0) {
-			dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "can't add platform_data\n");
-			goto put_device;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (irq0) {
-		struct resource r[2] = {
-			{ .start = irq0, .flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ, },
-			{ .start = irq1, .flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ, },
-		};
-
-		status = platform_device_add_resources(pdev, r, irq1 ? 2 : 1);
-		if (status < 0) {
-			dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "can't add irqs\n");
-			goto put_device;
-		}
-	}
-
-	status = platform_device_add(pdev);
-	if (status)
-		goto put_device;
-
-	device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, can_wakeup);
-
-	return &pdev->dev;
-
-put_device:
-	platform_device_put(pdev);
-	dev_err(&twl->client->dev, "failed to add device %s\n", name);
-	return ERR_PTR(status);
-}
-
-static inline struct device *add_child(unsigned mod_no, const char *name,
-		void *pdata, unsigned pdata_len,
-		bool can_wakeup, int irq0, int irq1)
-{
-	return add_numbered_child(mod_no, name, -1, pdata, pdata_len,
-		can_wakeup, irq0, irq1);
-}
-
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /*