diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
index 4b65cd79150f5..f7439bf9cdc67 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static int sas_ata_printk(const char *level, const struct domain_device *ddev,
 	return r;
 }
 
-int sas_ata_wait_after_reset(struct domain_device *dev, unsigned long deadline)
+static int sas_ata_wait_after_reset(struct domain_device *dev, unsigned long deadline)
 {
 	struct sata_device *sata_dev = &dev->sata_dev;
 	int (*check_ready)(struct ata_link *link);
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ int sas_ata_wait_after_reset(struct domain_device *dev, unsigned long deadline)
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sas_ata_wait_after_reset);
 
 static int sas_ata_hard_reset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned int *class,
 			      unsigned long deadline)
diff --git a/include/scsi/sas_ata.h b/include/scsi/sas_ata.h
index e7d466df81576..9c927d46f1362 100644
--- a/include/scsi/sas_ata.h
+++ b/include/scsi/sas_ata.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ void sas_ata_end_eh(struct ata_port *ap);
 void sas_ata_device_link_abort(struct domain_device *dev, bool force_reset);
 int sas_execute_ata_cmd(struct domain_device *device, u8 *fis,
 			int force_phy_id);
-int sas_ata_wait_after_reset(struct domain_device *dev, unsigned long deadline);
 int smp_ata_check_ready_type(struct ata_link *link);
 #else
 
@@ -100,12 +99,6 @@ static inline int sas_execute_ata_cmd(struct domain_device *device, u8 *fis,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int sas_ata_wait_after_reset(struct domain_device *dev,
-					   unsigned long deadline)
-{
-	return -ETIMEDOUT;
-}
-
 static inline int smp_ata_check_ready_type(struct ata_link *link)
 {
 	return 0;