diff --git a/fs/9p/fid.c b/fs/9p/fid.c
index 08fa320b7e6d..15e05a15b575 100644
--- a/fs/9p/fid.c
+++ b/fs/9p/fid.c
@@ -92,23 +92,6 @@ struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_lookup(struct dentry *dentry)
 	return fid;
 }
 
-struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_lookup_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	struct p9_fid *fid;
-	struct v9fs_dentry *dent;
-
-	dent = dentry->d_fsdata;
-	fid = v9fs_fid_lookup(dentry);
-	if (!IS_ERR(fid)) {
-		spin_lock(&dent->lock);
-		list_del(&fid->dlist);
-		spin_unlock(&dent->lock);
-	}
-
-	return fid;
-}
-
-
 /**
  * v9fs_fid_clone - lookup the fid for a dentry, clone a private copy and
  * 	release it
diff --git a/fs/9p/fid.h b/fs/9p/fid.h
index 47a0ba742872..26e07df783b9 100644
--- a/fs/9p/fid.h
+++ b/fs/9p/fid.h
@@ -28,6 +28,5 @@ struct v9fs_dentry {
 };
 
 struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_lookup(struct dentry *dentry);
-struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_lookup_remove(struct dentry *dentry);
 struct p9_fid *v9fs_fid_clone(struct dentry *dentry);
 int v9fs_fid_add(struct dentry *dentry, struct p9_fid *fid);