3 files changed, 1 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index 5a70a93fc2f7..739dda176b43 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@ static struct dentry * sysfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
                 goto out_unlock;
         }
 
-        sysfs_instantiate(dentry, inode);
+        d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
         sysfs_attach_dentry(sd, dentry);
 
  out_unlock:
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/inode.c b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
index 200e1bf6f932..0d706a86d2c7 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/inode.c
@@ -211,23 +211,6 @@ struct inode * sysfs_get_inode(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
         return inode;
 }
 
-/**
- *      sysfs_instantiate - instantiate dentry
- *      @dentry: dentry to be instantiated
- *      @inode: inode associated with @sd
- *
- *      Unlock @inode if locked and instantiate @dentry with @inode.
- *
- *      LOCKING:
- *      None.
- */
-void sysfs_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode)
-{
-        BUG_ON(!dentry || dentry->d_inode);
-
-        d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-}
-
 int sysfs_hash_and_remove(struct sysfs_dirent *dir_sd, const char *name)
 {
         struct sysfs_addrm_cxt acxt;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index 043675471031..8a0aea1ab86d 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ extern void sysfs_remove_one(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,
 extern void sysfs_addrm_finish(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt);
 
 extern struct inode * sysfs_get_inode(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
-extern void sysfs_instantiate(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode);
 
 extern void release_sysfs_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent * sd);
 extern struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_find_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,