2 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/fs/configfs/item.c b/fs/configfs/item.c
index e65f9ffbb999..4d6a30e76168 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/item.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/item.c
@@ -47,12 +47,11 @@ static void config_item_release(struct kref *kref);
  *      config_item_init - initialize item.
  *      @item:  item in question.
  */
-void config_item_init(struct config_item *item)
+static void config_item_init(struct config_item *item)
 {
         kref_init(&item->ci_kref);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&item->ci_entry);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(config_item_init);
 
 /**
  *      config_item_set_name - Set the name of an item
diff --git a/include/linux/configfs.h b/include/linux/configfs.h
index 34025df61829..c9e5c57e4edf 100644
--- a/include/linux/configfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/configfs.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ static inline char *config_item_name(struct config_item * item)
         return item->ci_name;
 }
 
-extern void config_item_init(struct config_item *);
 extern void config_item_init_type_name(struct config_item *item,
                                        const char *name,
                                        struct config_item_type *type);