diff --git a/io_uring/slist.h b/io_uring/slist.h
index f27601fa4660..7c198a40d5f1 100644
--- a/io_uring/slist.h
+++ b/io_uring/slist.h
@@ -27,28 +27,6 @@ static inline void wq_list_add_after(struct io_wq_work_node *node,
 		list->last = node;
 }
 
-/**
- * wq_list_merge - merge the second list to the first one.
- * @list0: the first list
- * @list1: the second list
- * Return the first node after mergence.
- */
-static inline struct io_wq_work_node *wq_list_merge(struct io_wq_work_list *list0,
-						    struct io_wq_work_list *list1)
-{
-	struct io_wq_work_node *ret;
-
-	if (!list0->first) {
-		ret = list1->first;
-	} else {
-		ret = list0->first;
-		list0->last->next = list1->first;
-	}
-	INIT_WQ_LIST(list0);
-	INIT_WQ_LIST(list1);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static inline void wq_list_add_tail(struct io_wq_work_node *node,
 				    struct io_wq_work_list *list)
 {