2 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
index 762e2ac6679e..23d1cb01a41a 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.cc
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ void ConfigList::updateList(ConfigItem* item)
 	}
 	if ((mode == singleMode || (mode == symbolMode && !(rootEntry->flags & MENU_ROOT))) &&
 	    rootEntry->sym && rootEntry->prompt) {
-		item = last ? last->nextSibling() : firstChild();
+		item = last ? last->nextSibling() : nullptr;
 		if (!item)
 			item = new ConfigItem(this, last, rootEntry, true);
 		else
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h
index fb9e9729266f..5eeab4a8bb43 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/qconf.h
@@ -92,10 +92,6 @@ public:
 	{
 		return this;
 	}
-	ConfigItem* firstChild() const
-	{
-		return (ConfigItem *)children().first();
-	}
 	void addColumn(colIdx idx)
 	{
 		showColumn(idx);