diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/fpsimd.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/fpsimd.h
index f2a84efc3618..1e59cff36564 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/fpsimd.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/fpsimd.h
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ struct vl_info {
 extern void sve_alloc(struct task_struct *task, bool flush);
 extern void fpsimd_release_task(struct task_struct *task);
 extern void fpsimd_sync_to_sve(struct task_struct *task);
-extern void fpsimd_force_sync_to_sve(struct task_struct *task);
 extern void sve_sync_to_fpsimd(struct task_struct *task);
 extern void sve_sync_from_fpsimd_zeropad(struct task_struct *task);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
index 1aab12a320bb..2064fc25e703 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
@@ -758,20 +758,6 @@ void sve_alloc(struct task_struct *task, bool flush)
 		kzalloc(sve_state_size(task), GFP_KERNEL);
 }
 
-
-/*
- * Force the FPSIMD state shared with SVE to be updated in the SVE state
- * even if the SVE state is the current active state.
- *
- * This should only be called by ptrace.  task must be non-runnable.
- * task->thread.sve_state must point to at least sve_state_size(task)
- * bytes of allocated kernel memory.
- */
-void fpsimd_force_sync_to_sve(struct task_struct *task)
-{
-	fpsimd_to_sve(task);
-}
-
 /*
  * Ensure that task->thread.sve_state is up to date with respect to
  * the user task, irrespective of when SVE is in use or not.