diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index e171f7b5f9e4..997f537cf3cc 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -1722,7 +1722,6 @@ int dentry_needs_remove_privs(struct dentry *dentry)
 		mask |= ATTR_KILL_PRIV;
 	return mask;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(dentry_needs_remove_privs);
 
 static int __remove_privs(struct dentry *dentry, int kill)
 {
@@ -1742,8 +1741,8 @@ static int __remove_privs(struct dentry *dentry, int kill)
  */
 int file_remove_privs(struct file *file)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
-	struct inode *inode = d_inode(dentry);
+	struct dentry *dentry = file_dentry(file);
+	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	int kill;
 	int error = 0;
 
@@ -1751,7 +1750,7 @@ int file_remove_privs(struct file *file)
 	if (IS_NOSEC(inode))
 		return 0;
 
-	kill = file_needs_remove_privs(file);
+	kill = dentry_needs_remove_privs(dentry);
 	if (kill < 0)
 		return kill;
 	if (kill)
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index cef0913e5d41..cc5a530e4f06 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ extern int vfs_open(const struct path *, struct file *, const struct cred *);
  */
 extern long prune_icache_sb(struct super_block *sb, struct shrink_control *sc);
 extern void inode_add_lru(struct inode *inode);
+extern int dentry_needs_remove_privs(struct dentry *dentry);
 
 /*
  * fs-writeback.c
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index f65a6801f609..3f8167a49675 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2725,11 +2725,6 @@ extern struct inode *new_inode(struct super_block *sb);
 extern void free_inode_nonrcu(struct inode *inode);
 extern int should_remove_suid(struct dentry *);
 extern int file_remove_privs(struct file *);
-extern int dentry_needs_remove_privs(struct dentry *dentry);
-static inline int file_needs_remove_privs(struct file *file)
-{
-	return dentry_needs_remove_privs(file->f_path.dentry);
-}
 
 extern void __insert_inode_hash(struct inode *, unsigned long hashval);
 static inline void insert_inode_hash(struct inode *inode)