diff --git a/hw/intc/xics.c b/hw/intc/xics.c
index 23e45a87d4..a71d3858b1 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics.c
@@ -756,18 +756,6 @@ static const TypeInfo xics_fabric_info = {
 /*
  * Exported functions
  */
-ICSState *xics_find_source(XICSState *xics, int irq)
-{
-    ICSState *ics;
-
-    QLIST_FOREACH(ics, &xics->ics, list) {
-        if (ics_valid_irq(ics, irq)) {
-            return ics;
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
 qemu_irq xics_get_qirq(XICSFabric *xi, int irq)
 {
     XICSFabricClass *xic = XICS_FABRIC_GET_CLASS(xi);
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/xics.h b/include/hw/ppc/xics.h
index b88071529d..db2bb04de8 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/xics.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/xics.h
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ void ics_simple_write_xive(ICSState *ics, int nr, int server,
 
 void ics_set_irq_type(ICSState *ics, int srcno, bool lsi);
 
-ICSState *xics_find_source(XICSState *icp, int irq);
 void ics_resend(ICSState *ics);
 
 #endif /* XICS_H */