diff --git a/tests/gem_vmap_blits.c b/tests/gem_vmap_blits.c
index 3e8e458b..8dd8c619 100644
--- a/tests/gem_vmap_blits.c
+++ b/tests/gem_vmap_blits.c
@@ -86,20 +86,6 @@ static void gem_vmap_sync(int fd, uint32_t handle)
 	gem_set_domain(fd, handle, I915_GEM_DOMAIN_CPU, I915_GEM_DOMAIN_CPU);
 }
 
-static void
-gem_read(int fd, uint32_t handle, int offset, int size, void *buf)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_gem_pread pread;
-	int ret;
-
-	pread.handle = handle;
-	pread.offset = offset;
-	pread.size = size;
-	pread.data_ptr = (uintptr_t)buf;
-	ret = drmIoctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_PREAD, &pread);
-	igt_assert(ret == 0);
-}
-
 static void
 copy(int fd, uint32_t dst, uint32_t src)
 {