diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rcar-vin/rcar-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rcar-vin/rcar-v4l2.c
index 3a4c7433f061..9b1e3a9d3249 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rcar-vin/rcar-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/renesas/rcar-vin/rcar-v4l2.c
@@ -656,18 +656,6 @@ void rvin_v4l2_unregister(struct rvin_dev *vin)
 	video_unregister_device(&vin->vdev);
 }
 
-static void rvin_notify_video_device(struct rvin_dev *vin,
-				     unsigned int notification, void *arg)
-{
-	switch (notification) {
-	case V4L2_DEVICE_NOTIFY_EVENT:
-		v4l2_event_queue(&vin->vdev, arg);
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
 static void rvin_notify(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 			unsigned int notification, void *arg)
 {
@@ -693,7 +681,13 @@ static void rvin_notify(struct v4l2_subdev *sd,
 		if (remote != sd)
 			continue;
 
-		rvin_notify_video_device(vin, notification, arg);
+		switch (notification) {
+		case V4L2_DEVICE_NOTIFY_EVENT:
+			v4l2_event_queue(&vin->vdev, arg);
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 }