diff --git a/kernel/resource.c b/kernel/resource.c
--- a/kernel/resource.c
+++ b/kernel/resource.c
@@ -465,21 +465,6 @@ struct resource * __request_region(struc
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__request_region);
 
-int __deprecated __check_region(struct resource *parent, unsigned long start, unsigned long n)
-{
-	struct resource * res;
-
-	res = __request_region(parent, start, n, "check-region");
-	if (!res)
-		return -EBUSY;
-
-	release_resource(res);
-	kfree(res);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__check_region);
-
 void __release_region(struct resource *parent, unsigned long start, unsigned long n)
 {
 	struct resource **p;