diff --git a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
index aba165ae3397..5940c75541a7 100644
--- a/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
+++ b/fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct dnotify_mark {
  */
 static void dnotify_recalc_inode_mask(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark)
 {
-	__u32 new_mask, old_mask;
+	__u32 new_mask = 0;
 	struct dnotify_struct *dn;
 	struct dnotify_mark *dn_mark  = container_of(fsn_mark,
 						     struct dnotify_mark,
@@ -60,14 +60,11 @@ static void dnotify_recalc_inode_mask(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark)
 
 	assert_spin_locked(&fsn_mark->lock);
 
-	old_mask = fsn_mark->mask;
-	new_mask = 0;
 	for (dn = dn_mark->dn; dn != NULL; dn = dn->dn_next)
 		new_mask |= (dn->dn_mask & ~FS_DN_MULTISHOT);
-	fsnotify_set_mark_mask_locked(fsn_mark, new_mask);
-
-	if (old_mask == new_mask)
+	if (fsn_mark->mask == new_mask)
 		return;
+	fsn_mark->mask = new_mask;
 
 	fsnotify_recalc_mask(fsn_mark->connector);
 }
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
index c5e69870287f..cf38a345032f 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/fanotify_user.c
@@ -511,13 +511,12 @@ static __u32 fanotify_mark_remove_from_mask(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark,
 			tmask &= ~FAN_ONDIR;
 
 		oldmask = fsn_mark->mask;
-		fsnotify_set_mark_mask_locked(fsn_mark, tmask);
+		fsn_mark->mask = tmask;
 	} else {
 		__u32 tmask = fsn_mark->ignored_mask & ~mask;
 		if (flags & FAN_MARK_ONDIR)
 			tmask &= ~FAN_ONDIR;
-
-		fsnotify_set_mark_ignored_mask_locked(fsn_mark, tmask);
+		fsn_mark->ignored_mask = tmask;
 	}
 	*destroy = !(fsn_mark->mask | fsn_mark->ignored_mask);
 	spin_unlock(&fsn_mark->lock);
@@ -599,13 +598,13 @@ static __u32 fanotify_mark_add_to_mask(struct fsnotify_mark *fsn_mark,
 			tmask |= FAN_ONDIR;
 
 		oldmask = fsn_mark->mask;
-		fsnotify_set_mark_mask_locked(fsn_mark, tmask);
+		fsn_mark->mask = tmask;
 	} else {
 		__u32 tmask = fsn_mark->ignored_mask | mask;
 		if (flags & FAN_MARK_ONDIR)
 			tmask |= FAN_ONDIR;
 
-		fsnotify_set_mark_ignored_mask_locked(fsn_mark, tmask);
+		fsn_mark->ignored_mask = tmask;
 		if (flags & FAN_MARK_IGNORED_SURV_MODIFY)
 			fsn_mark->flags |= FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_IGNORED_SURV_MODIFY;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index 05b268ec0f5f..69739b26c7e4 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -513,14 +513,12 @@ static int inotify_update_existing_watch(struct fsnotify_group *group,
 	i_mark = container_of(fsn_mark, struct inotify_inode_mark, fsn_mark);
 
 	spin_lock(&fsn_mark->lock);
-
 	old_mask = fsn_mark->mask;
 	if (add)
-		fsnotify_set_mark_mask_locked(fsn_mark, (fsn_mark->mask | mask));
+		fsn_mark->mask |= mask;
 	else
-		fsnotify_set_mark_mask_locked(fsn_mark, mask);
+		fsn_mark->mask = mask;
 	new_mask = fsn_mark->mask;
-
 	spin_unlock(&fsn_mark->lock);
 
 	if (old_mask != new_mask) {
diff --git a/fs/notify/mark.c b/fs/notify/mark.c
index c4f43a6acd9a..ae33e9f91849 100644
--- a/fs/notify/mark.c
+++ b/fs/notify/mark.c
@@ -393,20 +393,6 @@ void fsnotify_destroy_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark,
 	fsnotify_free_mark(mark);
 }
 
-void fsnotify_set_mark_mask_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, __u32 mask)
-{
-	assert_spin_locked(&mark->lock);
-
-	mark->mask = mask;
-}
-
-void fsnotify_set_mark_ignored_mask_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, __u32 mask)
-{
-	assert_spin_locked(&mark->lock);
-
-	mark->ignored_mask = mask;
-}
-
 /*
  * Sorting function for lists of fsnotify marks.
  *
diff --git a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
index 744a4b9076f9..63354cd86a7b 100644
--- a/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
+++ b/include/linux/fsnotify_backend.h
@@ -347,10 +347,6 @@ extern void fsnotify_init_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, void (*free_mark)(str
 extern struct fsnotify_mark *fsnotify_find_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group, struct inode *inode);
 /* find (and take a reference) to a mark associated with group and vfsmount */
 extern struct fsnotify_mark *fsnotify_find_vfsmount_mark(struct fsnotify_group *group, struct vfsmount *mnt);
-/* set the ignored_mask of a mark */
-extern void fsnotify_set_mark_ignored_mask_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, __u32 mask);
-/* set the mask of a mark (might pin the object into memory */
-extern void fsnotify_set_mark_mask_locked(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, __u32 mask);
 /* attach the mark to both the group and the inode */
 extern int fsnotify_add_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark, struct fsnotify_group *group,
 			     struct inode *inode, struct vfsmount *mnt, int allow_dups);