diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 80a5a0facb87..eee2c02c50ce 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -12,23 +12,6 @@
 
 #include "blk.h"
 
-/*
- * Check if the two bvecs from two bios can be merged to one segment.  If yes,
- * no need to check gap between the two bios since the 1st bio and the 1st bvec
- * in the 2nd bio can be handled in one segment.
- */
-static inline bool bios_segs_mergeable(struct request_queue *q,
-		struct bio *prev, struct bio_vec *prev_last_bv,
-		struct bio_vec *next_first_bv)
-{
-	if (!biovec_phys_mergeable(q, prev_last_bv, next_first_bv))
-		return false;
-	if (prev->bi_seg_back_size + next_first_bv->bv_len >
-			queue_max_segment_size(q))
-		return false;
-	return true;
-}
-
 static inline bool bio_will_gap(struct request_queue *q,
 		struct request *prev_rq, struct bio *prev, struct bio *next)
 {
@@ -60,7 +43,7 @@ static inline bool bio_will_gap(struct request_queue *q,
 	 */
 	bio_get_last_bvec(prev, &pb);
 	bio_get_first_bvec(next, &nb);
-	if (bios_segs_mergeable(q, prev, &pb, &nb))
+	if (biovec_phys_mergeable(q, &pb, &nb))
 		return false;
 	return __bvec_gap_to_prev(q, &pb, nb.bv_offset);
 }