}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_buffer_store_enable);
 
-int iio_sw_buffer_preenable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
-{
-       struct iio_buffer *buffer;
-       unsigned bytes;
-       dev_dbg(&indio_dev->dev, "%s\n", __func__);
-
-       list_for_each_entry(buffer, &indio_dev->buffer_list, buffer_list)
-               if (buffer->access->set_bytes_per_datum) {
-                       bytes = iio_compute_scan_bytes(indio_dev,
-                                                      buffer->scan_mask,
-                                                      buffer->scan_timestamp);
-
-                       buffer->access->set_bytes_per_datum(buffer, bytes);
-               }
-       return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(iio_sw_buffer_preenable);
-
 /**
  * iio_validate_scan_mask_onehot() - Validates that exactly one channel is selected
  * @indio_dev: the iio device
 
                                           iio_buffer_show_enable,      \
                                           iio_buffer_store_enable)
 
-int iio_sw_buffer_preenable(struct iio_dev *indio_dev);
-
 bool iio_validate_scan_mask_onehot(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
        const unsigned long *mask);