diff --git a/Kernel/Storage/ATA/GenericIDE/Controller.cpp b/Kernel/Storage/ATA/GenericIDE/Controller.cpp
index bca33dcb4c..33f96007ba 100644
--- a/Kernel/Storage/ATA/GenericIDE/Controller.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Storage/ATA/GenericIDE/Controller.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@
 
 namespace Kernel {
 
-UNMAP_AFTER_INIT NonnullLockRefPtr<IDEController> IDEController::initialize()
-{
-    return adopt_lock_ref(*new IDEController());
-}
-
 ErrorOr<void> IDEController::reset()
 {
     return Error::from_errno(ENOTIMPL);
diff --git a/Kernel/Storage/ATA/GenericIDE/Controller.h b/Kernel/Storage/ATA/GenericIDE/Controller.h
index e47d7662b5..59ce472de2 100644
--- a/Kernel/Storage/ATA/GenericIDE/Controller.h
+++ b/Kernel/Storage/ATA/GenericIDE/Controller.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class AsyncBlockDeviceRequest;
 class IDEChannel;
 class IDEController : public ATAController {
 public:
-    static NonnullLockRefPtr<IDEController> initialize();
     virtual ~IDEController() override;
 
     virtual LockRefPtr<StorageDevice> device(u32 index) const override final;