diff --git a/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/lnx_pci.c b/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/lnx_pci.c
index 53818f2dc..8eedfa49f 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/lnx_pci.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/os-support/linux/lnx_pci.c
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #define PCIADDR_FMT		"%lx"
 #endif
 
-int lnxPciInit(void);
-
 struct pci_dev {
     unsigned int domain;
     unsigned int bus;
@@ -139,14 +137,6 @@ static struct pci_dev *xf86OSLinuxGetPciDevs(void) {
     return ret;
 }
 
-/* not to be confused with linuxPciInit (i.e. ARCH_PCI_INIT), found in
- * os-support/bus/linuxPci.c. */
-int lnxPciInit(void) {
-    if (!xf86OSLinuxPCIDevs)
-        xf86OSLinuxPCIDevs = xf86OSLinuxGetPciDevs();
-    return xf86OSLinuxNumPciDevs;
-}
-
 /* Query the kvirt address (64bit) of a BAR range from size for a given TAG */
 unsigned long
 xf86GetOSOffsetFromPCI(PCITAG tag, int space, unsigned long base)