diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mode_object.h b/include/drm/drm_mode_object.h
index 7ba3913f30b5..c34a3e8030e1 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_mode_object.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mode_object.h
@@ -120,30 +120,6 @@ struct drm_mode_object *drm_mode_object_find(struct drm_device *dev,
 void drm_mode_object_get(struct drm_mode_object *obj);
 void drm_mode_object_put(struct drm_mode_object *obj);
 
-/**
- * drm_mode_object_reference - acquire a mode object reference
- * @obj: DRM mode object
- *
- * This is a compatibility alias for drm_mode_object_get() and should not be
- * used by new code.
- */
-static inline void drm_mode_object_reference(struct drm_mode_object *obj)
-{
-	drm_mode_object_get(obj);
-}
-
-/**
- * drm_mode_object_unreference - release a mode object reference
- * @obj: DRM mode object
- *
- * This is a compatibility alias for drm_mode_object_put() and should not be
- * used by new code.
- */
-static inline void drm_mode_object_unreference(struct drm_mode_object *obj)
-{
-	drm_mode_object_put(obj);
-}
-
 int drm_object_property_set_value(struct drm_mode_object *obj,
 				  struct drm_property *property,
 				  uint64_t val);
diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/api/drm-get-put.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/api/drm-get-put.cocci
index 91fceb8f1fa2..ceb71ea7f61c 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/api/drm-get-put.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/api/drm-get-put.cocci
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ expression object;
 @@
 
 (
-- drm_mode_object_reference(object)
-+ drm_mode_object_get(object)
-|
-- drm_mode_object_unreference(object)
-+ drm_mode_object_put(object)
-|
 - drm_connector_reference(object)
 + drm_connector_get(object)
 |
@@ -62,10 +56,6 @@ position p;
 @@
 
 (
-drm_mode_object_unreference@p(object)
-|
-drm_mode_object_reference@p(object)
-|
 drm_connector_unreference@p(object)
 |
 drm_connector_reference@p(object)