diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index 5b47834f2e1b..26d5dcd2d69e 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -810,12 +810,11 @@ static void dax_entry_mkclean(struct address_space *mapping, pgoff_t index,
 		address = pgoff_address(index, vma);
 
 		/*
-		 * Note because we provide range to follow_pte_pmd it will
-		 * call mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start() on our behalf
-		 * before taking any lock.
+		 * Note because we provide range to follow_pte it will call
+		 * mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_start() on our behalf before
+		 * taking any lock.
 		 */
-		if (follow_pte_pmd(vma->vm_mm, address, &range,
-				   &ptep, &pmdp, &ptl))
+		if (follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, address, &range, &ptep, &pmdp, &ptl))
 			continue;
 
 		/*
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index cd5c313729ea..f4a69d490517 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1655,9 +1655,9 @@ void free_pgd_range(struct mmu_gather *tlb, unsigned long addr,
 		unsigned long end, unsigned long floor, unsigned long ceiling);
 int
 copy_page_range(struct vm_area_struct *dst_vma, struct vm_area_struct *src_vma);
-int follow_pte_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
-		   struct mmu_notifier_range *range,
-		   pte_t **ptepp, pmd_t **pmdpp, spinlock_t **ptlp);
+int follow_pte(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
+		struct mmu_notifier_range *range, pte_t **ptepp, pmd_t **pmdpp,
+		spinlock_t **ptlp);
 int follow_pfn(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 	unsigned long *pfn);
 int follow_phys(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index d5f2f6750b46..94c4b9af198c 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -4707,9 +4707,9 @@ int __pmd_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm, pud_t *pud, unsigned long address)
 }
 #endif /* __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED */
 
-static int __follow_pte_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
-			    struct mmu_notifier_range *range,
-			    pte_t **ptepp, pmd_t **pmdpp, spinlock_t **ptlp)
+int follow_pte(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
+	       struct mmu_notifier_range *range, pte_t **ptepp, pmd_t **pmdpp,
+	       spinlock_t **ptlp)
 {
 	pgd_t *pgd;
 	p4d_t *p4d;
@@ -4774,31 +4774,6 @@ static int __follow_pte_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static inline int follow_pte(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
-			     pte_t **ptepp, spinlock_t **ptlp)
-{
-	int res;
-
-	/* (void) is needed to make gcc happy */
-	(void) __cond_lock(*ptlp,
-			   !(res = __follow_pte_pmd(mm, address, NULL,
-						    ptepp, NULL, ptlp)));
-	return res;
-}
-
-int follow_pte_pmd(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long address,
-		   struct mmu_notifier_range *range,
-		   pte_t **ptepp, pmd_t **pmdpp, spinlock_t **ptlp)
-{
-	int res;
-
-	/* (void) is needed to make gcc happy */
-	(void) __cond_lock(*ptlp,
-			   !(res = __follow_pte_pmd(mm, address, range,
-						    ptepp, pmdpp, ptlp)));
-	return res;
-}
-
 /**
  * follow_pfn - look up PFN at a user virtual address
  * @vma: memory mapping
@@ -4819,7 +4794,7 @@ int follow_pfn(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 	if (!(vma->vm_flags & (VM_IO | VM_PFNMAP)))
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, address, &ptep, &ptl);
+	ret = follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, address, NULL, &ptep, NULL, &ptl);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	*pfn = pte_pfn(*ptep);
@@ -4840,7 +4815,7 @@ int follow_phys(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	if (!(vma->vm_flags & (VM_IO | VM_PFNMAP)))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, address, &ptep, &ptl))
+	if (follow_pte(vma->vm_mm, address, NULL, &ptep, NULL, &ptl))
 		goto out;
 	pte = *ptep;