diff --git a/hw/xfree86/i2c/xf86i2c.c b/hw/xfree86/i2c/xf86i2c.c
index 93d578aae..24bbe03da 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/i2c/xf86i2c.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/i2c/xf86i2c.c
@@ -452,15 +452,6 @@ xf86I2CWriteRead(I2CDevPtr d,
     return b->I2CWriteRead(d, WriteBuffer, nWrite, ReadBuffer, nRead);
 }
 
-/* Read a byte, the only readable register of a device.
- */
-
-Bool
-xf86I2CReadStatus(I2CDevPtr d, I2CByte * pbyte)
-{
-    return xf86I2CWriteRead(d, NULL, 0, pbyte, 1);
-}
-
 /* Read a byte from one of the registers determined by its sub-address.
  */
 
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/i2c/xf86i2c.h b/hw/xfree86/i2c/xf86i2c.h
index 7b0ccdf70..ca49f1e1a 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/i2c/xf86i2c.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/i2c/xf86i2c.h
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ extern _X_EXPORT Bool xf86I2CWriteRead(I2CDevPtr d, I2CByte * WriteBuffer,
                                        int nRead);
 #define 	xf86I2CRead(d, rb, nr) xf86I2CWriteRead(d, NULL, 0, rb, nr)
 
-extern _X_EXPORT Bool xf86I2CReadStatus(I2CDevPtr d, I2CByte * pbyte);
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool xf86I2CReadByte(I2CDevPtr d, I2CByte subaddr,
                                       I2CByte * pbyte);
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool xf86I2CReadBytes(I2CDevPtr d, I2CByte subaddr,