diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.cc b/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.cc
index af8ddb4372..1afefc236d 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.cc
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@ maskLowOrderBits(Addr addr, unsigned int number)
   return (addr & mask);
 }
 
-Addr
-shiftLowOrderBits(Addr addr, unsigned int number)
-{
-    return (addr >> number);
-}
-
 Addr
 getOffset(Addr addr)
 {
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.hh b/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.hh
index 6aed96a1bb..31f52e540d 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.hh
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ const uint32_t ADDRESS_WIDTH = 64; // address width in bytes
 // selects bits inclusive
 Addr bitSelect(Addr addr, unsigned int small, unsigned int big);
 Addr maskLowOrderBits(Addr addr, unsigned int number);
-Addr shiftLowOrderBits(Addr addr, unsigned int number);
 Addr getOffset(Addr addr);
 Addr makeLineAddress(Addr addr);
 Addr makeNextStrideAddress(Addr addr, int stride);