diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c
index 139ccb550618998488afabc3da6cd7abfdff53e7..54da9cc20db48280b7e5281bd3a7522752ac658b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static struct kvm_vm *create_vm(enum vm_guest_mode mode, uint32_t vcpuid,
 
 	pr_info("Testing guest mode: %s\n", vm_guest_mode_string(mode));
 
-	vm = _vm_create(mode, DEFAULT_GUEST_PHY_PAGES + extra_pg_pages, O_RDWR);
+	vm = vm_create(mode, DEFAULT_GUEST_PHY_PAGES + extra_pg_pages, O_RDWR);
 	kvm_vm_elf_load(vm, program_invocation_name, 0, 0);
 #ifdef __x86_64__
 	vm_create_irqchip(vm);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h
index feb949a920553000eecde2ba1cb3a4b0400c8842..7d29aa78695968d90da325fbe814a3cdd152b60d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ int vcpu_enable_cap(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t vcpu_id,
 void vm_enable_dirty_ring(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t ring_size);
 
 struct kvm_vm *vm_create(enum vm_guest_mode mode, uint64_t phy_pages, int perm);
-struct kvm_vm *_vm_create(enum vm_guest_mode mode, uint64_t phy_pages, int perm);
 void kvm_vm_free(struct kvm_vm *vmp);
 void kvm_vm_restart(struct kvm_vm *vmp, int perm);
 void kvm_vm_release(struct kvm_vm *vmp);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/perf_test_util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/perf_test_util.h
index 1716300469c04a2e4aaf8f78e1026d33ceb2cca4..8e053e9dc7ea852b5aca40dbdb6c58b996249947 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/perf_test_util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/perf_test_util.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static struct kvm_vm *create_vm(enum vm_guest_mode mode, int vcpus,
 
 	pr_info("Testing guest mode: %s\n", vm_guest_mode_string(mode));
 
-	vm = _vm_create(mode, pages, O_RDWR);
+	vm = vm_create(mode, pages, O_RDWR);
 	kvm_vm_elf_load(vm, program_invocation_name, 0, 0);
 #ifdef __x86_64__
 	vm_create_irqchip(vm);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
index 7669cb7c86e33340b05c6f8abef386d72b1e6138..126c6727a6b096c48e768150b72dbe1e7c4df110 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ _Static_assert(sizeof(vm_guest_mode_params)/sizeof(struct vm_guest_mode_params)
  * descriptor to control the created VM is created with the permissions
  * given by perm (e.g. O_RDWR).
  */
-struct kvm_vm *_vm_create(enum vm_guest_mode mode, uint64_t phy_pages, int perm)
+struct kvm_vm *vm_create(enum vm_guest_mode mode, uint64_t phy_pages, int perm)
 {
 	struct kvm_vm *vm;
 
@@ -271,11 +271,6 @@ struct kvm_vm *_vm_create(enum vm_guest_mode mode, uint64_t phy_pages, int perm)
 	return vm;
 }
 
-struct kvm_vm *vm_create(enum vm_guest_mode mode, uint64_t phy_pages, int perm)
-{
-	return _vm_create(mode, phy_pages, perm);
-}
-
 /*
  * VM Restart
  *