diff --git a/src/drivers/spi/spi_flash.c b/src/drivers/spi/spi_flash.c
index 0b859f337c..6cec611504 100644
--- a/src/drivers/spi/spi_flash.c
+++ b/src/drivers/spi/spi_flash.c
@@ -297,12 +297,5 @@ err_manufacturer_probe:
 err_read_id:
 	spi_release_bus(spi);
 err_claim_bus:
-	spi_free_slave(spi);
 	return NULL;
 }
-
-void spi_flash_free(struct spi_flash *flash)
-{
-	spi_free_slave(flash->spi);
-	free(flash);
-}
diff --git a/src/include/spi.h b/src/include/spi.h
index bb84258137..bee851ea97 100644
--- a/src/include/spi.h
+++ b/src/include/spi.h
@@ -83,13 +83,6 @@ void spi_init(void);
 struct spi_slave *spi_setup_slave(unsigned int bus, unsigned int cs,
 		unsigned int max_hz, unsigned int mode);
 
-/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Free any memory associated with a SPI slave.
- *
- *   slave:	The SPI slave
- */
-void spi_free_slave(struct spi_slave *slave);
-
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Claim the bus and prepare it for communication with a given slave.
  *
diff --git a/src/include/spi_flash.h b/src/include/spi_flash.h
index 2a1dcd4632..b84bd96fc6 100644
--- a/src/include/spi_flash.h
+++ b/src/include/spi_flash.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ struct spi_flash {
 
 struct spi_flash *spi_flash_probe(unsigned int bus, unsigned int cs,
 		unsigned int max_hz, unsigned int spi_mode);
-void spi_flash_free(struct spi_flash *flash);
 
 static inline int spi_flash_read(struct spi_flash *flash, u32 offset,
 		size_t len, void *buf)
diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/bd82x6x/spi.c b/src/southbridge/intel/bd82x6x/spi.c
index ccc530d884..4cd9af037c 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/bd82x6x/spi.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/bd82x6x/spi.c
@@ -280,12 +280,6 @@ struct spi_slave *spi_setup_slave(unsigned int bus, unsigned int cs,
 	return slave;
 }
 
-void spi_free_slave(struct spi_slave *_slave)
-{
-	ich_spi_slave *slave = (ich_spi_slave *)_slave;
-	free(slave);
-}
-
 /*
  * Check if this device ID matches one of supported Intel PCH devices.
  *