diff --git a/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c b/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c
index beb5ef834f0f..60d95b44d0f7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/ti_hecc.c
@@ -286,15 +286,6 @@ static inline u32 hecc_get_bit(struct ti_hecc_priv *priv, int reg, u32 bit_mask)
 	return (hecc_read(priv, reg) & bit_mask) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
-static int ti_hecc_get_state(const struct net_device *ndev,
-	enum can_state *state)
-{
-	struct ti_hecc_priv *priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
-
-	*state = priv->can.state;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int ti_hecc_set_btc(struct ti_hecc_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct can_bittiming *bit_timing = &priv->can.bittiming;
@@ -940,7 +931,6 @@ static int ti_hecc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	priv->can.bittiming_const = &ti_hecc_bittiming_const;
 	priv->can.do_set_mode = ti_hecc_do_set_mode;
-	priv->can.do_get_state = ti_hecc_get_state;
 	priv->can.do_get_berr_counter = ti_hecc_get_berr_counter;
 	priv->can.ctrlmode_supported = CAN_CTRLMODE_3_SAMPLES;