diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index beec80649b33..27391f1e8f60 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -753,7 +753,8 @@ static int __ref get_nid_for_pfn(unsigned long pfn)
 }
 
 /* register memory section under specified node if it spans that node */
-int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk, void *arg)
+static int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk,
+					 void *arg)
 {
 	int ret, nid = *(int *)arg;
 	unsigned long pfn, sect_start_pfn, sect_end_pfn;
diff --git a/include/linux/node.h b/include/linux/node.h
index 548c226966a2..4866f32a02d8 100644
--- a/include/linux/node.h
+++ b/include/linux/node.h
@@ -137,8 +137,6 @@ static inline int register_one_node(int nid)
 extern void unregister_one_node(int nid);
 extern int register_cpu_under_node(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int nid);
 extern int unregister_cpu_under_node(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int nid);
-extern int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk,
-						void *arg);
 extern void unregister_memory_block_under_nodes(struct memory_block *mem_blk);
 
 extern int register_memory_node_under_compute_node(unsigned int mem_nid,
@@ -170,11 +168,6 @@ static inline int unregister_cpu_under_node(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int nid)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-static inline int register_mem_sect_under_node(struct memory_block *mem_blk,
-							void *arg)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
 static inline void unregister_memory_block_under_nodes(struct memory_block *mem_blk)
 {
 }