diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index 43a716b367cfa30a2e3850d33928e00941365d5b..5e00f15c54aa24e01c30759b446326c2d89b6ede 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -798,29 +798,12 @@ static void aio_queue_work(struct kioctx * ctx)
 	queue_delayed_work(aio_wq, &ctx->wq, timeout);
 }
 
-
-/*
- * aio_run_iocbs:
- * 	Process all pending retries queued on the ioctx
- * 	run list.
- * Assumes it is operating within the aio issuer's mm
- * context.
- */
-static inline void aio_run_iocbs(struct kioctx *ctx)
-{
-	int requeue;
-
-	spin_lock_irq(&ctx->ctx_lock);
-
-	requeue = __aio_run_iocbs(ctx);
-	spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->ctx_lock);
-	if (requeue)
-		aio_queue_work(ctx);
-}
-
 /*
- * just like aio_run_iocbs, but keeps running them until
- * the list stays empty
+ * aio_run_all_iocbs:
+ *	Process all pending retries queued on the ioctx
+ *	run list, and keep running them until the list
+ *	stays empty.
+ * Assumes it is operating within the aio issuer's mm context.
  */
 static inline void aio_run_all_iocbs(struct kioctx *ctx)
 {