diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index 7ff05c06f2a4..c095f2e6b082 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -2945,8 +2945,8 @@ SMB2_close_free(struct smb_rqst *rqst)
 }
 
 int
-SMB2_close_flags(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
-		 u64 persistent_fid, u64 volatile_fid, int flags)
+SMB2_close(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
+		 u64 persistent_fid, u64 volatile_fid)
 {
 	struct smb_rqst rqst;
 	struct smb2_close_rsp *rsp = NULL;
@@ -2955,6 +2955,7 @@ SMB2_close_flags(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	struct kvec rsp_iov;
 	int resp_buftype = CIFS_NO_BUFFER;
 	int rc = 0;
+	int flags = 0;
 
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "Close\n");
 
@@ -2993,27 +2994,17 @@ SMB2_close_flags(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 close_exit:
 	SMB2_close_free(&rqst);
 	free_rsp_buf(resp_buftype, rsp);
-	return rc;
-}
-
-int
-SMB2_close(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
-	   u64 persistent_fid, u64 volatile_fid)
-{
-	int rc;
-	int tmp_rc;
-
-	rc = SMB2_close_flags(xid, tcon, persistent_fid, volatile_fid, 0);
 
 	/* retry close in a worker thread if this one is interrupted */
 	if (rc == -EINTR) {
+		int tmp_rc;
+
 		tmp_rc = smb2_handle_cancelled_close(tcon, persistent_fid,
 						     volatile_fid);
 		if (tmp_rc)
 			cifs_dbg(VFS, "handle cancelled close fid 0x%llx returned error %d\n",
 				 persistent_fid, tmp_rc);
 	}
-
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
index 2a12a2fa38a2..57f7075a3587 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2proto.h
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ extern int SMB2_change_notify(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 
 extern int SMB2_close(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		      u64 persistent_file_id, u64 volatile_file_id);
-extern int SMB2_close_flags(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
-			    u64 persistent_fid, u64 volatile_fid, int flags);
 extern int SMB2_close_init(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, struct smb_rqst *rqst,
 		      u64 persistent_file_id, u64 volatile_file_id);
 extern void SMB2_close_free(struct smb_rqst *rqst);