diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify.h b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
index 9db31d251c20..602c305c8585 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify.h
@@ -43,30 +43,6 @@ static inline void fsnotify_move(struct inode *old_dir, struct inode *new_dir,
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * fsnotify_unlink - file was unlinked
- */
-static inline void fsnotify_unlink(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
-{
-	inode_dir_notify(dir, DN_DELETE);
-	inotify_inode_queue_event(dir, IN_DELETE, 0, dentry->d_name.name);
-	inotify_inode_queue_event(inode, IN_DELETE_SELF, 0, NULL);
-
-	inotify_inode_is_dead(inode);
-}
-
-/*
- * fsnotify_rmdir - directory was removed
- */
-static inline void fsnotify_rmdir(struct dentry *dentry, struct inode *inode,
-				  struct inode *dir)
-{
-	inode_dir_notify(dir, DN_DELETE);
-	inotify_inode_queue_event(dir,IN_DELETE|IN_ISDIR,0,dentry->d_name.name);
-	inotify_inode_queue_event(inode, IN_DELETE_SELF | IN_ISDIR, 0, NULL);
-	inotify_inode_is_dead(inode);
-}
-
 /*
  * fsnotify_nameremove - a filename was removed from a directory
  */