diff --git a/kernel/ap.c b/kernel/ap.c
index 411b6e04..1b7abf07 100644
--- a/kernel/ap.c
+++ b/kernel/ap.c
@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@
 int num_processors = 1;
 static volatile int ap_stop = 1;
 
-void ap_idle(void)
-{
-	while (1) {
-		cpu_halt();
-	}
-}
-
 static void ap_wait(void)
 {
 	while (ap_stop) {