diff --git a/include/linux/notifier.h b/include/linux/notifier.h
index 0096a05395e3..018947611483 100644
--- a/include/linux/notifier.h
+++ b/include/linux/notifier.h
@@ -150,10 +150,6 @@ extern int raw_notifier_chain_register(struct raw_notifier_head *nh,
 extern int srcu_notifier_chain_register(struct srcu_notifier_head *nh,
 		struct notifier_block *nb);
 
-extern int blocking_notifier_chain_cond_register(
-		struct blocking_notifier_head *nh,
-		struct notifier_block *nb);
-
 extern int atomic_notifier_chain_unregister(struct atomic_notifier_head *nh,
 		struct notifier_block *nb);
 extern int blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(struct blocking_notifier_head *nh,
diff --git a/kernel/notifier.c b/kernel/notifier.c
index e3d221f092fe..63d7501ac638 100644
--- a/kernel/notifier.c
+++ b/kernel/notifier.c
@@ -220,29 +220,6 @@ int blocking_notifier_chain_register(struct blocking_notifier_head *nh,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blocking_notifier_chain_register);
 
-/**
- *	blocking_notifier_chain_cond_register - Cond add notifier to a blocking notifier chain
- *	@nh: Pointer to head of the blocking notifier chain
- *	@n: New entry in notifier chain
- *
- *	Adds a notifier to a blocking notifier chain, only if not already
- *	present in the chain.
- *	Must be called in process context.
- *
- *	Currently always returns zero.
- */
-int blocking_notifier_chain_cond_register(struct blocking_notifier_head *nh,
-		struct notifier_block *n)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	down_write(&nh->rwsem);
-	ret = notifier_chain_register(&nh->head, n);
-	up_write(&nh->rwsem);
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blocking_notifier_chain_cond_register);
-
 /**
  *	blocking_notifier_chain_unregister - Remove notifier from a blocking notifier chain
  *	@nh: Pointer to head of the blocking notifier chain
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c b/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
index b71a39ded930..39e14d5edaf1 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/rpc_pipe.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(rpc_pipefs_notifier_list);
 
 int rpc_pipefs_notifier_register(struct notifier_block *nb)
 {
-	return blocking_notifier_chain_cond_register(&rpc_pipefs_notifier_list, nb);
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_register(&rpc_pipefs_notifier_list, nb);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rpc_pipefs_notifier_register);