diff --git a/fs/fuse/cuse.c b/fs/fuse/cuse.c
index 966ace8b243f..28d0c7abba1c 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/cuse.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/cuse.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ err_unlock:
 err_region:
 	unregister_chrdev_region(devt, 1);
 err:
-	fuse_conn_kill(fc);
+	fuse_abort_conn(fc);
 	goto out;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index e8e47a6ab518..fbc63ab149b6 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -804,8 +804,6 @@ void fuse_invalidate_atime(struct inode *inode);
  */
 struct fuse_conn *fuse_conn_get(struct fuse_conn *fc);
 
-void fuse_conn_kill(struct fuse_conn *fc);
-
 /**
  * Initialize fuse_conn
  */
diff --git a/fs/fuse/inode.c b/fs/fuse/inode.c
index 15653a073d69..616a791270b7 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/inode.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/inode.c
@@ -376,27 +376,13 @@ static void fuse_bdi_destroy(struct fuse_conn *fc)
 		bdi_destroy(&fc->bdi);
 }
 
-void fuse_conn_kill(struct fuse_conn *fc)
-{
-	spin_lock(&fc->lock);
-	fc->connected = 0;
-	fc->blocked = 0;
-	fc->initialized = 1;
-	spin_unlock(&fc->lock);
-	/* Flush all readers on this fs */
-	kill_fasync(&fc->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
-	wake_up_all(&fc->waitq);
-	wake_up_all(&fc->blocked_waitq);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fuse_conn_kill);
-
 static void fuse_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct fuse_conn *fc = get_fuse_conn_super(sb);
 
 	fuse_send_destroy(fc);
 
-	fuse_conn_kill(fc);
+	fuse_abort_conn(fc);
 	mutex_lock(&fuse_mutex);
 	list_del(&fc->entry);
 	fuse_ctl_remove_conn(fc);