diff --git a/include/linux/if_ether.h b/include/linux/if_ether.h
index 580b6004d00..005e1525ab8 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_ether.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_ether.h
@@ -136,10 +136,6 @@ extern struct ctl_table ether_table[];
 
 extern ssize_t sysfs_format_mac(char *buf, const unsigned char *addr, int len);
 
-/*
- *	Display a 6 byte device address (MAC) in a readable format.
- */
-extern char *print_mac(char *buf, const unsigned char *addr) __deprecated;
 #define MAC_FMT "%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x"
 #define MAC_BUF_SIZE	18
 #define DECLARE_MAC_BUF(var) char var[MAC_BUF_SIZE]
diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
index 5a883affecd..dd3db88f8f0 100644
--- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
+++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
@@ -393,10 +393,3 @@ ssize_t sysfs_format_mac(char *buf, const unsigned char *addr, int len)
 	return ((ssize_t) l);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sysfs_format_mac);
-
-char *print_mac(char *buf, const unsigned char *addr)
-{
-	_format_mac_addr(buf, MAC_BUF_SIZE, addr, ETH_ALEN);
-	return buf;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(print_mac);