diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index 17883cd82592..cf51b0b58c56 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -2178,7 +2178,6 @@ static unsigned int startup_ioapic_irq(unsigned int irq)
 	return was_pending;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 static int ioapic_retrigger_irq(unsigned int irq)
 {
 
@@ -2191,14 +2190,6 @@ static int ioapic_retrigger_irq(unsigned int irq)
 
 	return 1;
 }
-#else
-static int ioapic_retrigger_irq(unsigned int irq)
-{
-	apic->send_IPI_self(irq_cfg(irq)->vector);
-
-	return 1;
-}
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Level and edge triggered IO-APIC interrupts need different handling,