diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 1137a8828089..3db22fc2249a 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1807,9 +1807,6 @@ extern ssize_t generic_file_buffered_write(struct kiocb *, const struct iovec *,
 		unsigned long, loff_t, loff_t *, size_t, ssize_t);
 extern ssize_t do_sync_read(struct file *filp, char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *ppos);
 extern ssize_t do_sync_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *ppos);
-extern void do_generic_mapping_read(struct address_space *mapping,
-				    struct file_ra_state *, struct file *,
-				    loff_t *, read_descriptor_t *, read_actor_t);
 extern int generic_segment_checks(const struct iovec *iov,
 		unsigned long *nr_segs, size_t *count, int access_flags);
 
@@ -1847,18 +1844,6 @@ static inline int xip_truncate_page(struct address_space *mapping, loff_t from)
 }
 #endif
 
-static inline void do_generic_file_read(struct file * filp, loff_t *ppos,
-					read_descriptor_t * desc,
-					read_actor_t actor)
-{
-	do_generic_mapping_read(filp->f_mapping,
-				&filp->f_ra,
-				filp,
-				ppos,
-				desc,
-				actor);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 ssize_t __blockdev_direct_IO(int rw, struct kiocb *iocb, struct inode *inode,
 	struct block_device *bdev, const struct iovec *iov, loff_t offset,
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 4eb958c402fe..b7b1be6dbd83 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -875,9 +875,7 @@ static void shrink_readahead_size_eio(struct file *filp,
 }
 
 /**
- * do_generic_mapping_read - generic file read routine
- * @mapping:	address_space to be read
- * @ra:		file's readahead state
+ * do_generic_file_read - generic file read routine
  * @filp:	the file to read
  * @ppos:	current file position
  * @desc:	read_descriptor
@@ -888,18 +886,13 @@ static void shrink_readahead_size_eio(struct file *filp,
  *
  * This is really ugly. But the goto's actually try to clarify some
  * of the logic when it comes to error handling etc.
- *
- * Note the struct file* is only passed for the use of readpage.
- * It may be NULL.
  */
-void do_generic_mapping_read(struct address_space *mapping,
-			     struct file_ra_state *ra,
-			     struct file *filp,
-			     loff_t *ppos,
-			     read_descriptor_t *desc,
-			     read_actor_t actor)
+static void do_generic_file_read(struct file *filp, loff_t *ppos,
+		read_descriptor_t *desc, read_actor_t actor)
 {
+	struct address_space *mapping = filp->f_mapping;
 	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
+	struct file_ra_state *ra = &filp->f_ra;
 	pgoff_t index;
 	pgoff_t last_index;
 	pgoff_t prev_index;
@@ -1091,7 +1084,6 @@ void do_generic_mapping_read(struct address_space *mapping,
 	if (filp)
 		file_accessed(filp);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_generic_mapping_read);
 
 int file_read_actor(read_descriptor_t *desc, struct page *page,
 			unsigned long offset, unsigned long size)