diff --git a/src/target/armv8.c b/src/target/armv8.c
index 61d72741a..88534d962 100644
--- a/src/target/armv8.c
+++ b/src/target/armv8.c
@@ -1021,12 +1021,6 @@ static __attribute__((unused)) void armv8_show_fault_registers(struct target *ta
 		armv8_show_fault_registers32(armv8);
 }
 
-/*  method adapted to cortex A : reused arm v4 v5 method*/
-int armv8_mmu_translate_va(struct target *target,  target_addr_t va, target_addr_t *val)
-{
-	return ERROR_OK;
-}
-
 static void armv8_decode_cacheability(int attr)
 {
 	if (attr == 0) {
diff --git a/src/target/armv8.h b/src/target/armv8.h
index 349c8f002..49ab3e5cb 100644
--- a/src/target/armv8.h
+++ b/src/target/armv8.h
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ int armv8_identify_cache(struct armv8_common *armv8);
 int armv8_init_arch_info(struct target *target, struct armv8_common *armv8);
 int armv8_mmu_translate_va_pa(struct target *target, target_addr_t va,
 		target_addr_t *val, int meminfo);
-int armv8_mmu_translate_va(struct target *target,  target_addr_t va, target_addr_t *val);
 
 int armv8_handle_cache_info_command(struct command_invocation *cmd,
 		struct armv8_cache_common *armv8_cache);