diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_net.c b/fs/proc/proc_net.c
index b224a28e0c15..7bc296f424ae 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_net.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_net.c
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 
 
+static struct net *get_proc_net(const struct inode *inode)
+{
+	return maybe_get_net(PDE_NET(PDE(inode)));
+}
+
 int seq_open_net(struct inode *ino, struct file *f,
 		 const struct seq_operations *ops, int size)
 {
@@ -185,12 +190,6 @@ void proc_net_remove(struct net *net, const char *name)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(proc_net_remove);
 
-struct net *get_proc_net(const struct inode *inode)
-{
-	return maybe_get_net(PDE_NET(PDE(inode)));
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_proc_net);
-
 static __net_init int proc_net_ns_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	struct proc_dir_entry *netd, *net_statd;
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
index fff1d27ddb4c..15a9eaf4a802 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ static inline struct net *PDE_NET(struct proc_dir_entry *pde)
 	return pde->parent->data;
 }
 
-struct net *get_proc_net(const struct inode *inode);
-
 struct proc_maps_private {
 	struct pid *pid;
 	struct task_struct *task;