diff --git a/block/blk-softirq.c b/block/blk-softirq.c
index e47a2f751884..8ca0f6caf174 100644
--- a/block/blk-softirq.c
+++ b/block/blk-softirq.c
@@ -145,26 +145,6 @@ do_local:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__blk_complete_request);
 
-/**
- * blk_complete_request - end I/O on a request
- * @req:      the request being processed
- *
- * Description:
- *     Ends all I/O on a request. It does not handle partial completions,
- *     unless the driver actually implements this in its completion callback
- *     through requeueing. The actual completion happens out-of-order,
- *     through a softirq handler. The user must have registered a completion
- *     callback through blk_queue_softirq_done().
- **/
-void blk_complete_request(struct request *req)
-{
-	if (unlikely(blk_should_fake_timeout(req->q)))
-		return;
-	if (!blk_mark_rq_complete(req))
-		__blk_complete_request(req);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(blk_complete_request);
-
 static __init int blk_softirq_init(void)
 {
 	int i;
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index e867733b761d..6baea6563364 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -1203,7 +1203,6 @@ extern bool __blk_end_request(struct request *rq, blk_status_t error,
 extern void __blk_end_request_all(struct request *rq, blk_status_t error);
 extern bool __blk_end_request_cur(struct request *rq, blk_status_t error);
 
-extern void blk_complete_request(struct request *);
 extern void __blk_complete_request(struct request *);
 extern void blk_abort_request(struct request *);
 extern void blk_unprep_request(struct request *);