diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h
index 57d7bc92e0b8..0a6b0286c32e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -1264,12 +1264,6 @@ static inline pud_t pud_mkwrite(pud_t pud)
 	return pud;
 }
 
-#define pud_write pud_write
-static inline int pud_write(pud_t pud)
-{
-	return (pud_val(pud) & _REGION3_ENTRY_WRITE) != 0;
-}
-
 static inline pud_t pud_mkclean(pud_t pud)
 {
 	if (pud_large(pud)) {
diff --git a/arch/sparc/mm/gup.c b/arch/sparc/mm/gup.c
index 33c0f8bb0f33..5335ba3c850e 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/mm/gup.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/mm/gup.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static int gup_huge_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd, unsigned long addr,
 	if (!(pmd_val(pmd) & _PAGE_VALID))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!pmd_access_permitted(pmd, write))
+	if (write && !pmd_write(pmd))
 		return 0;
 
 	refs = 0;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static int gup_huge_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, unsigned long addr,
 	if (!(pud_val(pud) & _PAGE_VALID))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!pud_access_permitted(pud, write))
+	if (write && !pud_write(pud))
 		return 0;
 
 	refs = 0;
diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index 78b72c48374e..95981591977a 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -627,8 +627,7 @@ static void dax_mapping_entry_mkclean(struct address_space *mapping,
 
 			if (pfn != pmd_pfn(*pmdp))
 				goto unlock_pmd;
-			if (!pmd_dirty(*pmdp)
-					&& !pmd_access_permitted(*pmdp, WRITE))
+			if (!pmd_dirty(*pmdp) && !pmd_write(*pmdp))
 				goto unlock_pmd;
 
 			flush_cache_page(vma, address, pfn);
diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index d3fb60e5bfac..e0d82b6706d7 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static int follow_pfn_pte(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
  */
 static inline bool can_follow_write_pte(pte_t pte, unsigned int flags)
 {
-	return pte_access_permitted(pte, WRITE) ||
+	return pte_write(pte) ||
 		((flags & FOLL_FORCE) && (flags & FOLL_COW) && pte_dirty(pte));
 }
 
diff --git a/mm/hmm.c b/mm/hmm.c
index 3a5c172af560..ea19742a5d60 100644
--- a/mm/hmm.c
+++ b/mm/hmm.c
@@ -391,11 +391,11 @@ static int hmm_vma_walk_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp,
 		if (pmd_protnone(pmd))
 			return hmm_vma_walk_clear(start, end, walk);
 
-		if (!pmd_access_permitted(pmd, write_fault))
+		if (write_fault && !pmd_write(pmd))
 			return hmm_vma_walk_clear(start, end, walk);
 
 		pfn = pmd_pfn(pmd) + pte_index(addr);
-		flag |= pmd_access_permitted(pmd, WRITE) ? HMM_PFN_WRITE : 0;
+		flag |= pmd_write(pmd) ? HMM_PFN_WRITE : 0;
 		for (; addr < end; addr += PAGE_SIZE, i++, pfn++)
 			pfns[i] = hmm_pfn_t_from_pfn(pfn) | flag;
 		return 0;
@@ -456,11 +456,11 @@ static int hmm_vma_walk_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (!pte_access_permitted(pte, write_fault))
+		if (write_fault && !pte_write(pte))
 			goto fault;
 
 		pfns[i] = hmm_pfn_t_from_pfn(pte_pfn(pte)) | flag;
-		pfns[i] |= pte_access_permitted(pte, WRITE) ? HMM_PFN_WRITE : 0;
+		pfns[i] |= pte_write(pte) ? HMM_PFN_WRITE : 0;
 		continue;
 
 fault:
diff --git a/mm/huge_memory.c b/mm/huge_memory.c
index 2f2f5e774902..0e7ded98d114 100644
--- a/mm/huge_memory.c
+++ b/mm/huge_memory.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ struct page *follow_devmap_pmd(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 	 */
 	WARN_ONCE(flags & FOLL_COW, "mm: In follow_devmap_pmd with FOLL_COW set");
 
-	if (!pmd_access_permitted(*pmd, flags & FOLL_WRITE))
+	if (flags & FOLL_WRITE && !pmd_write(*pmd))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (pmd_present(*pmd) && pmd_devmap(*pmd))
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ struct page *follow_devmap_pud(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 
 	assert_spin_locked(pud_lockptr(mm, pud));
 
-	if (!pud_access_permitted(*pud, flags & FOLL_WRITE))
+	if (flags & FOLL_WRITE && !pud_write(*pud))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (pud_present(*pud) && pud_devmap(*pud))
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ int do_huge_pmd_wp_page(struct vm_fault *vmf, pmd_t orig_pmd)
  */
 static inline bool can_follow_write_pmd(pmd_t pmd, unsigned int flags)
 {
-	return pmd_access_permitted(pmd, WRITE) ||
+	return pmd_write(pmd) ||
 	       ((flags & FOLL_FORCE) && (flags & FOLL_COW) && pmd_dirty(pmd));
 }
 
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index cfaba6287702..ca5674cbaff2 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -3949,7 +3949,7 @@ static int handle_pte_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	if (unlikely(!pte_same(*vmf->pte, entry)))
 		goto unlock;
 	if (vmf->flags & FAULT_FLAG_WRITE) {
-		if (!pte_access_permitted(entry, WRITE))
+		if (!pte_write(entry))
 			return do_wp_page(vmf);
 		entry = pte_mkdirty(entry);
 	}
@@ -4014,7 +4014,7 @@ static int __handle_mm_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 
 			/* NUMA case for anonymous PUDs would go here */
 
-			if (dirty && !pud_access_permitted(orig_pud, WRITE)) {
+			if (dirty && !pud_write(orig_pud)) {
 				ret = wp_huge_pud(&vmf, orig_pud);
 				if (!(ret & VM_FAULT_FALLBACK))
 					return ret;
@@ -4047,7 +4047,7 @@ static int __handle_mm_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 			if (pmd_protnone(orig_pmd) && vma_is_accessible(vma))
 				return do_huge_pmd_numa_page(&vmf, orig_pmd);
 
-			if (dirty && !pmd_access_permitted(orig_pmd, WRITE)) {
+			if (dirty && !pmd_write(orig_pmd)) {
 				ret = wp_huge_pmd(&vmf, orig_pmd);
 				if (!(ret & VM_FAULT_FALLBACK))
 					return ret;
@@ -4337,7 +4337,7 @@ int follow_phys(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		goto out;
 	pte = *ptep;
 
-	if (!pte_access_permitted(pte, flags & FOLL_WRITE))
+	if ((flags & FOLL_WRITE) && !pte_write(pte))
 		goto unlock;
 
 	*prot = pgprot_val(pte_pgprot(pte));