diff --git a/include/linux/backing-dev.h b/include/linux/backing-dev.h
index f2542c24b328..7011d6255593 100644
--- a/include/linux/backing-dev.h
+++ b/include/linux/backing-dev.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ static inline int bdi_rw_congested(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 void clear_bdi_congested(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, int rw);
 void set_bdi_congested(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, int rw);
 long congestion_wait(int rw, long timeout);
-long congestion_wait_interruptible(int rw, long timeout);
 void congestion_end(int rw);
 
 #define bdi_cap_writeback_dirty(bdi) \
diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index e5de3781d3fe..f50a2811f9dc 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -55,22 +55,6 @@ long congestion_wait(int rw, long timeout)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(congestion_wait);
 
-long congestion_wait_interruptible(int rw, long timeout)
-{
-	long ret;
-	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
-	wait_queue_head_t *wqh = &congestion_wqh[rw];
-
-	prepare_to_wait(wqh, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-	if (signal_pending(current))
-		ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
-	else
-		ret = io_schedule_timeout(timeout);
-	finish_wait(wqh, &wait);
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(congestion_wait_interruptible);
-
 /**
  * congestion_end - wake up sleepers on a congested backing_dev_info
  * @rw: READ or WRITE