diff --git a/vp9/common/vp9_pred_common.h b/vp9/common/vp9_pred_common.h
index 49d2ffd94d6185b4fcb7a5759efc73248c6a36e4..95ac84814b0911141502d1cda4f853245eade26d 100644
--- a/vp9/common/vp9_pred_common.h
+++ b/vp9/common/vp9_pred_common.h
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ static INLINE vp9_prob vp9_get_pred_prob_mbskip(const VP9_COMMON *cm,
   return cm->fc.mbskip_probs[vp9_get_pred_context_mbskip(xd)];
 }
 
-static INLINE unsigned char vp9_get_pred_flag_mbskip(const MACROBLOCKD *xd) {
-  return xd->mi_8x8[0]->mbmi.skip_coeff;
-}
-
 int vp9_get_pred_context_switchable_interp(const MACROBLOCKD *xd);
 
 int vp9_get_intra_inter_context(const MACROBLOCKD *xd);