diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
index 6acaad0480af..28bfdf2c59a5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
-#include <linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h>
 
 #include <asm/time.h>
 #include <asm/cevt-r4k.h>
@@ -85,10 +84,7 @@ void mips_event_handler(struct clock_event_device *dev)
  */
 static int c0_compare_int_pending(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_GIC
-	if (gic_present)
-		return gic_get_timer_pending();
-#endif
+	/* When cpu_has_mips_r2, this checks Cause.TI instead of Cause.IP7 */
 	return (read_c0_cause() >> cp0_compare_irq_shift) & (1ul << CAUSEB_IP);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
index 2b0468e3df6a..e58600b1de28 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
@@ -191,14 +191,6 @@ static bool gic_local_irq_is_routable(int intr)
 	}
 }
 
-unsigned int gic_get_timer_pending(void)
-{
-	unsigned int vpe_pending;
-
-	vpe_pending = gic_read(GIC_REG(VPE_LOCAL, GIC_VPE_PEND));
-	return vpe_pending & GIC_VPE_PEND_TIMER_MSK;
-}
-
 static void gic_bind_eic_interrupt(int irq, int set)
 {
 	/* Convert irq vector # to hw int # */
diff --git a/include/linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h b/include/linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h
index 420f77b34d02..e6a6aac451db 100644
--- a/include/linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h
+++ b/include/linux/irqchip/mips-gic.h
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ extern void gic_write_cpu_compare(cycle_t cnt, int cpu);
 extern void gic_send_ipi(unsigned int intr);
 extern unsigned int plat_ipi_call_int_xlate(unsigned int);
 extern unsigned int plat_ipi_resched_int_xlate(unsigned int);
-extern unsigned int gic_get_timer_pending(void);
 extern int gic_get_c0_compare_int(void);
 extern int gic_get_c0_perfcount_int(void);
 #endif /* __LINUX_IRQCHIP_MIPS_GIC_H */