diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index bdce8458af3b..e0753e5eff41 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ extern const struct dentry_operations sysfs_dentry_ops;
 extern const struct file_operations sysfs_dir_operations;
 extern const struct inode_operations sysfs_dir_inode_operations;
 
-struct dentry *sysfs_get_dentry(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get_active(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 void sysfs_put_active(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 void sysfs_addrm_start(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt);