diff --git a/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c b/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c
index 29e3c1b011b7..624bef79ba7c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/callback_proc.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ __be32 nfs4_callback_recallslot(struct cb_recallslotargs *args, void *dummy,
 	status = htonl(NFS4_OK);
 
 	nfs41_set_target_slotid(fc_tbl, args->crsa_target_highest_slotid);
-	nfs41_server_notify_target_slotid_update(cps->clp);
+	nfs41_notify_server(cps->clp);
 out:
 	dprintk("%s: exit with status = %d\n", __func__, ntohl(status));
 	return status;
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
index ea3bee919a76..50cfc4ca7a02 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4_fs.h
@@ -405,9 +405,7 @@ int nfs40_discover_server_trunking(struct nfs_client *clp,
 int nfs41_discover_server_trunking(struct nfs_client *clp,
 			struct nfs_client **, struct rpc_cred *);
 extern void nfs4_schedule_session_recovery(struct nfs4_session *, int);
-extern void nfs41_server_notify_target_slotid_update(struct nfs_client *clp);
-extern void nfs41_server_notify_highest_slotid_update(struct nfs_client *clp);
-
+extern void nfs41_notify_server(struct nfs_client *);
 #else
 static inline void nfs4_schedule_session_recovery(struct nfs4_session *session, int err)
 {
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 43bace809be7..f4e5816a77b0 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ out_unlock:
 	spin_unlock(&tbl->slot_tbl_lock);
 	res->sr_slot = NULL;
 	if (send_new_highest_used_slotid)
-		nfs41_server_notify_highest_slotid_update(session->clp);
+		nfs41_notify_server(session->clp);
 }
 
 int nfs41_sequence_done(struct rpc_task *task, struct nfs4_sequence_res *res)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index f2e2ad894461..da73bc443238 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -2152,23 +2152,13 @@ void nfs4_schedule_session_recovery(struct nfs4_session *session, int err)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs4_schedule_session_recovery);
 
-static void nfs41_ping_server(struct nfs_client *clp)
+void nfs41_notify_server(struct nfs_client *clp)
 {
 	/* Use CHECK_LEASE to ping the server with a SEQUENCE */
 	set_bit(NFS4CLNT_CHECK_LEASE, &clp->cl_state);
 	nfs4_schedule_state_manager(clp);
 }
 
-void nfs41_server_notify_target_slotid_update(struct nfs_client *clp)
-{
-	nfs41_ping_server(clp);
-}
-
-void nfs41_server_notify_highest_slotid_update(struct nfs_client *clp)
-{
-	nfs41_ping_server(clp);
-}
-
 static void nfs4_reset_all_state(struct nfs_client *clp)
 {
 	if (test_and_set_bit(NFS4CLNT_LEASE_EXPIRED, &clp->cl_state) == 0) {