diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
index ef6d52a38..6fac638e4 100755
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
@@ -92,25 +92,6 @@ const struct i2c_device_id *i2c_match_id(const struct i2c_device_id *id,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_match_id);
 
-const void *i2c_get_match_data(const struct i2c_client *client)
-{
-	struct i2c_driver *driver = to_i2c_driver(client->dev.driver);
-	const struct i2c_device_id *match;
-	const void *data;
-
-	data = device_get_match_data(&client->dev);
-	if (!data) {
-		match = i2c_match_id(driver->id_table, client);
-		if (!match)
-			return NULL;
-
-		data = (const void *)match->driver_data;
-	}
-
-	return data;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_get_match_data);
-
 static int i2c_device_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 {
 	struct i2c_client	*client = i2c_verify_client(dev);
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index 63476bcf9..6cfb530b3 100755
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -342,8 +342,6 @@ struct i2c_adapter *i2c_verify_adapter(struct device *dev);
 const struct i2c_device_id *i2c_match_id(const struct i2c_device_id *id,
 					 const struct i2c_client *client);
 
-const void *i2c_get_match_data(const struct i2c_client *client);
-
 static inline struct i2c_client *kobj_to_i2c_client(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
 	struct device * const dev = kobj_to_dev(kobj);