diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
index 8c2f1ef6ca23..edf48404d15d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
@@ -445,7 +445,6 @@ static void __init acpi_sci_ioapic_setup(u8 bus_irq, u16 polarity, u16 trigger,
 		polarity = acpi_sci_flags & ACPI_MADT_POLARITY_MASK;
 
 	mp_override_legacy_irq(bus_irq, polarity, trigger, gsi);
-	acpi_penalize_sci_irq(bus_irq, trigger, polarity);
 
 	/*
 	 * stash over-ride to indicate we've been here
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
index ab39208ba7e5..8fc7323ed3e8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
@@ -848,10 +848,6 @@ bool acpi_isa_irq_available(int irq)
 		    acpi_irq_get_penalty(irq) < PIRQ_PENALTY_ISA_ALWAYS);
 }
 
-void acpi_penalize_sci_irq(int irq, int trigger, int polarity)
-{
-}
-
 /*
  * Over-ride default table to reserve additional IRQs for use by ISA
  * e.g. acpi_irq_isa=5
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index 06ed7e54033e..0f413170c8f9 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ struct pci_dev;
 int acpi_pci_irq_enable (struct pci_dev *dev);
 void acpi_penalize_isa_irq(int irq, int active);
 bool acpi_isa_irq_available(int irq);
-void acpi_penalize_sci_irq(int irq, int trigger, int polarity);
 void acpi_pci_irq_disable (struct pci_dev *dev);
 
 extern int ec_read(u8 addr, u8 *val);