diff --git a/block/cmd-filter.c b/block/cmd-filter.c
index 228b6447e89f..79c14996ac11 100644
--- a/block/cmd-filter.c
+++ b/block/cmd-filter.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ int blk_verify_command(struct blk_cmd_filter *filter,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_verify_command);
 
+#if 0
 /* and now, the sysfs stuff */
 static ssize_t rcf_cmds_show(struct blk_cmd_filter *filter, char *page,
 			     int rw)
@@ -233,3 +234,4 @@ void blk_unregister_filter(struct gendisk *disk)
 	kobject_put(disk->holder_dir->parent);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_unregister_filter);
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
index f1489999cf91..49a8c589e346 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
@@ -1933,7 +1933,6 @@ static void ide_cd_remove(ide_drive_t *drive)
 
 	ide_proc_unregister_driver(drive, info->driver);
 
-	blk_unregister_filter(info->disk);
 	del_gendisk(info->disk);
 
 	ide_cd_put(info);
@@ -2159,7 +2158,6 @@ static int ide_cd_probe(ide_drive_t *drive)
 	g->fops = &idecd_ops;
 	g->flags |= GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE;
 	add_disk(g);
-	blk_register_filter(g);
 	return 0;
 
 out_free_cd:
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 2a2bc89aba83..e5e7d7856454 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -1875,7 +1875,6 @@ static int sd_probe(struct device *dev)
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, sdkp);
 	add_disk(gd);
-	blk_register_filter(gd);
 	sd_dif_config_host(sdkp);
 
 	sd_printk(KERN_NOTICE, sdkp, "Attached SCSI %sdisk\n",
@@ -1909,7 +1908,6 @@ static int sd_remove(struct device *dev)
 	struct scsi_disk *sdkp = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
 	device_del(&sdkp->dev);
-	blk_unregister_filter(sdkp->disk);
 	del_gendisk(sdkp->disk);
 	sd_shutdown(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sr.c b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
index 3292965bfd84..27f5bfd1def3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sr.c
@@ -656,7 +656,6 @@ static int sr_probe(struct device *dev)
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, cd);
 	disk->flags |= GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE;
 	add_disk(disk);
-	blk_register_filter(disk);
 
 	sdev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, sdev,
 		    "Attached scsi CD-ROM %s\n", cd->cdi.name);
@@ -895,7 +894,6 @@ static int sr_remove(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct scsi_cd *cd = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	blk_unregister_filter(cd->disk);
 	del_gendisk(cd->disk);
 
 	mutex_lock(&sr_ref_mutex);
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 44710d7e7bff..53ea933cf60b 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -843,8 +843,6 @@ extern int blkdev_issue_flush(struct block_device *, sector_t *);
 */
 extern int blk_verify_command(struct blk_cmd_filter *filter,
 			      unsigned char *cmd, int has_write_perm);
-extern int blk_register_filter(struct gendisk *disk);
-extern void blk_unregister_filter(struct gendisk *disk);
 extern void blk_set_cmd_filter_defaults(struct blk_cmd_filter *filter);
 
 #define MAX_PHYS_SEGMENTS 128