diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index 647d6b09c98..f584aba78ca 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -346,8 +346,6 @@ alloc_ordered_workqueue(const char *name, unsigned int flags)
 
 extern void destroy_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
 
-extern bool workqueue_empty(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
-
 extern int queue_work(struct workqueue_struct *wq, struct work_struct *work);
 extern int queue_work_on(int cpu, struct workqueue_struct *wq,
 			struct work_struct *work);
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index d86d61feb2f..0400553f0d0 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -3068,32 +3068,6 @@ reflush:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(destroy_workqueue);
 
-/**
- * workqueue_empty - test whether a workqueue is empty
- * @wq: target workqueue
- *
- * Test whether @wq's cpu workqueue(s) are empty.
- *
- * Returns:	false - workqueue is not empty
- *		true  - workqueue is empty
- */
-bool workqueue_empty(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
-{
-	int cpu;
-
-	for_each_cwq_cpu(cpu, wq) {
-		struct cpu_workqueue_struct *cwq = get_cwq(cpu, wq);
-
-		if (!cwq->nr_active && list_empty(&cwq->delayed_works))
-			continue;
-
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(workqueue_empty);
-
 /**
  * workqueue_set_max_active - adjust max_active of a workqueue
  * @wq: target workqueue