diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index bfb1c0e940e8..9e459fefda77 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
 
-extern void sem_exit (void);
-
 static void exit_mm(struct task_struct * tsk);
 
 static void __unhash_process(struct task_struct *p)