diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h b/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h
index 122c25fe91e042b148c48a57242a6e92f23cd6c2..b68d4f76273448fcbc98fc1e215a6656c9b6c6ec 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-core-priv.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ struct ir_raw_handler {
 
 	u64 protocols; /* which are handled by this handler */
 	int (*decode)(struct rc_dev *dev, struct ir_raw_event event);
-	int (*encode)(u64 protocols, const struct rc_scancode_filter *scancode,
-		      struct ir_raw_event *events, unsigned int max);
 
 	/* These two should only be used by the lirc decoder */
 	int (*raw_register)(struct rc_dev *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
index dd47fe567f03561bef0a6a87bdc20b574b990972..b732ac6a26d8065cc26ecb3a648ced999db71367 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-ir-raw.c
@@ -246,43 +246,6 @@ static int change_protocol(struct rc_dev *dev, u64 *rc_type)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * ir_raw_encode_scancode() - Encode a scancode as raw events
- *
- * @protocols:		permitted protocols
- * @scancode:		scancode filter describing a single scancode
- * @events:		array of raw events to write into
- * @max:		max number of raw events
- *
- * Attempts to encode the scancode as raw events.
- *
- * Returns:	The number of events written.
- *		-ENOBUFS if there isn't enough space in the array to fit the
- *		encoding. In this case all @max events will have been written.
- *		-EINVAL if the scancode is ambiguous or invalid, or if no
- *		compatible encoder was found.
- */
-int ir_raw_encode_scancode(u64 protocols,
-			   const struct rc_scancode_filter *scancode,
-			   struct ir_raw_event *events, unsigned int max)
-{
-	struct ir_raw_handler *handler;
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
-
-	mutex_lock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);
-	list_for_each_entry(handler, &ir_raw_handler_list, list) {
-		if (handler->protocols & protocols && handler->encode) {
-			ret = handler->encode(protocols, scancode, events, max);
-			if (ret >= 0 || ret == -ENOBUFS)
-				break;
-		}
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&ir_raw_handler_lock);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ir_raw_encode_scancode);
-
 /*
  * Used to (un)register raw event clients
  */
diff --git a/include/media/rc-core.h b/include/media/rc-core.h
index f0d09590ce588f91fcb430aa3772a31890ad6278..644bdc61c387581c29a29d20c0cf1c3fc5085830 100644
--- a/include/media/rc-core.h
+++ b/include/media/rc-core.h
@@ -250,9 +250,6 @@ int ir_raw_event_store_edge(struct rc_dev *dev, enum raw_event_type type);
 int ir_raw_event_store_with_filter(struct rc_dev *dev,
 				struct ir_raw_event *ev);
 void ir_raw_event_set_idle(struct rc_dev *dev, bool idle);
-int ir_raw_encode_scancode(u64 protocols,
-			   const struct rc_scancode_filter *scancode,
-			   struct ir_raw_event *events, unsigned int max);
 
 static inline void ir_raw_event_reset(struct rc_dev *dev)
 {