diff --git a/local/recipes/drivers/linux-kpi/source/src/rust_impl/drm_shim.rs b/local/recipes/drivers/linux-kpi/source/src/rust_impl/drm_shim.rs
index 85a2221d14..417e07e79e 100644
--- a/local/recipes/drivers/linux-kpi/source/src/rust_impl/drm_shim.rs
+++ b/local/recipes/drivers/linux-kpi/source/src/rust_impl/drm_shim.rs
@@ -440,10 +440,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-fn next_gem_handle() -> u32 {
-    NEXT_GEM_HANDLE.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed)
-}
-
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn drm_dev_register(_dev: *mut u8, _flags: u64) -> i32 {
     0