diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
index b21bd0bee7843..d6be5299a55a1 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
@@ -716,13 +716,6 @@ pnfs_use_threshold(struct nfs4_threshold **dst, struct nfs4_threshold *src,
 	return false;
 }
 
-static inline bool
-pnfs_layoutcommit_outstanding(struct inode *inode)
-{
-	return false;
-}
-
-
 static inline struct nfs4_threshold *pnfs_mdsthreshold_alloc(void)
 {
 	return NULL;