diff --git a/include/linux/rwsem.h b/include/linux/rwsem.h
index a8afe9cd000c08bf06b394eab36e84d424307eb7..77950dfa0a9e84337b03886ea8d453725366a139 100644
--- a/include/linux/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/linux/rwsem.h
@@ -124,19 +124,9 @@ extern void downgrade_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
  */
 extern void down_read_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass);
 extern void down_write_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass);
-/*
- * Take/release a lock when not the owner will release it.
- *
- * [ This API should be avoided as much as possible - the
- *   proper abstraction for this case is completions. ]
- */
-extern void down_read_non_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
-extern void up_read_non_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 #else
 # define down_read_nested(sem, subclass)		down_read(sem)
 # define down_write_nested(sem, subclass)	down_write(sem)
-# define down_read_non_owner(sem)		down_read(sem)
-# define up_read_non_owner(sem)			up_read(sem)
 #endif
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_RWSEM_H */
diff --git a/kernel/rwsem.c b/kernel/rwsem.c
index cae050b05f5ef91b22547dc88e6b6abc39877018..176e5e56ffab1b96cbc5f15a1f758da13498f1d8 100644
--- a/kernel/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/rwsem.c
@@ -117,15 +117,6 @@ void down_read_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_read_nested);
 
-void down_read_non_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
-{
-	might_sleep();
-
-	__down_read(sem);
-}
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_read_non_owner);
-
 void down_write_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass)
 {
 	might_sleep();
@@ -136,13 +127,6 @@ void down_write_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_write_nested);
 
-void up_read_non_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
-{
-	__up_read(sem);
-}
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(up_read_non_owner);
-
 #endif