diff --git a/fs/notify/fsnotify.h b/fs/notify/fsnotify.h
index 225924274f8a..510f027bdf0f 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fsnotify.h
+++ b/fs/notify/fsnotify.h
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ extern struct srcu_struct fsnotify_mark_srcu;
 extern int fsnotify_compare_groups(struct fsnotify_group *a,
 				   struct fsnotify_group *b);
 
-/* vfsmount specific destruction of a mark */
-extern void fsnotify_destroy_vfsmount_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark);
-/* inode specific destruction of a mark */
-extern struct inode *fsnotify_destroy_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark);
 /* Find mark belonging to given group in the list of marks */
 extern struct fsnotify_mark *fsnotify_find_mark(
 					struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn,
diff --git a/fs/notify/inode_mark.c b/fs/notify/inode_mark.c
index f05fc49b8242..080b6d8b9973 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inode_mark.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inode_mark.c
@@ -35,27 +35,6 @@ void fsnotify_recalc_inode_mask(struct inode *inode)
 	fsnotify_recalc_mask(inode->i_fsnotify_marks);
 }
 
-struct inode *fsnotify_destroy_inode_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
-{
-	struct inode *inode = mark->connector->inode;
-	bool empty;
-
-	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&mark->group->mark_mutex));
-	assert_spin_locked(&mark->lock);
-
-	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-
-	hlist_del_init_rcu(&mark->obj_list);
-	empty = hlist_empty(&mark->connector->list);
-	mark->connector = NULL;
-
-	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-
-	fsnotify_recalc_mask(inode->i_fsnotify_marks);
-
-	return empty ? inode : NULL;
-}
-
 /*
  * Given a group clear all of the inode marks associated with that group.
  */
diff --git a/fs/notify/mark.c b/fs/notify/mark.c
index f32ca924c44e..08ab7b252322 100644
--- a/fs/notify/mark.c
+++ b/fs/notify/mark.c
@@ -141,6 +141,30 @@ void fsnotify_recalc_mask(struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn)
 	}
 }
 
+static struct inode *fsnotify_detach_from_object(struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
+{
+	struct fsnotify_mark_connector *conn;
+	struct inode *inode = NULL;
+	spinlock_t *lock;
+
+	conn = mark->connector;
+	if (conn->flags & FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE)
+		lock = &conn->inode->i_lock;
+	else
+		lock = &conn->mnt->mnt_root->d_lock;
+	spin_lock(lock);
+	hlist_del_init_rcu(&mark->obj_list);
+	if (hlist_empty(&conn->list)) {
+		if (conn->flags & FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE)
+			inode = conn->inode;
+	}
+	mark->connector = NULL;
+	spin_unlock(lock);
+	fsnotify_recalc_mask(conn);
+
+	return inode;
+}
+
 /*
  * Remove mark from inode / vfsmount list, group list, drop inode reference
  * if we got one.
@@ -164,12 +188,8 @@ void fsnotify_detach_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
 
 	mark->flags &= ~FSNOTIFY_MARK_FLAG_ATTACHED;
 
-	if (mark->connector->flags & FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_INODE)
-		inode = fsnotify_destroy_inode_mark(mark);
-	else if (mark->connector->flags & FSNOTIFY_OBJ_TYPE_VFSMOUNT)
-		fsnotify_destroy_vfsmount_mark(mark);
-	else
-		BUG();
+	inode = fsnotify_detach_from_object(mark);
+
 	/*
 	 * Note that we didn't update flags telling whether inode cares about
 	 * what's happening with children. We update these flags from
diff --git a/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c b/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c
index 3476ee44b2c5..26da5c209944 100644
--- a/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c
+++ b/fs/notify/vfsmount_mark.c
@@ -39,24 +39,6 @@ void fsnotify_recalc_vfsmount_mask(struct vfsmount *mnt)
 	fsnotify_recalc_mask(real_mount(mnt)->mnt_fsnotify_marks);
 }
 
-void fsnotify_destroy_vfsmount_mark(struct fsnotify_mark *mark)
-{
-	struct vfsmount *mnt = mark->connector->mnt;
-	struct mount *m = real_mount(mnt);
-
-	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&mark->group->mark_mutex));
-	assert_spin_locked(&mark->lock);
-
-	spin_lock(&mnt->mnt_root->d_lock);
-
-	hlist_del_init_rcu(&mark->obj_list);
-	mark->connector = NULL;
-
-	spin_unlock(&mnt->mnt_root->d_lock);
-
-	fsnotify_recalc_mask(m->mnt_fsnotify_marks);
-}
-
 /*
  * given a group and vfsmount, find the mark associated with that combination.
  * if found take a reference to that mark and return it, else return NULL