diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 699aa4f7aa74..9ecccab7326d 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -1242,9 +1242,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(inode_needs_sync);
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
 
-/* Function back in dquot.c */
-int remove_inode_dquot_ref(struct inode *, int, struct list_head *);
-
 void remove_dquot_ref(struct super_block *sb, int type,
 			struct list_head *tofree_head)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/quotaops.h b/include/linux/quotaops.h
index 5110201a4159..90c23f690c0d 100644
--- a/include/linux/quotaops.h
+++ b/include/linux/quotaops.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ extern int dquot_release(struct dquot *dquot);
 extern int dquot_commit_info(struct super_block *sb, int type);
 extern int dquot_mark_dquot_dirty(struct dquot *dquot);
 
+int remove_inode_dquot_ref(struct inode *inode, int type,
+			   struct list_head *tofree_head);
+
 extern int vfs_quota_on(struct super_block *sb, int type, int format_id, char *path);
 extern int vfs_quota_on_mount(struct super_block *sb, char *qf_name,
 		int format_id, int type);