diff --git a/kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c b/kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c
index b2e553f9255b..9e396a09fe0f 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c
@@ -257,12 +257,6 @@ void __sched rt_write_unlock(rwlock_t *rwlock)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rt_write_unlock);
 
-int __sched rt_rwlock_is_contended(rwlock_t *rwlock)
-{
-	return rw_base_is_contended(&rwlock->rwbase);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(rt_rwlock_is_contended);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC
 void __rt_rwlock_init(rwlock_t *rwlock, const char *name,
 		      struct lock_class_key *key)