diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index b5278941f3a1..fac26836e4ac 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4979,13 +4979,6 @@ struct nfs4_client *nfsd_find_client(struct sockaddr_storage *addr, size_t addr_
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFSD_FAULT_INJECTION */
 
-/* initialization to perform at module load time: */
-
-void
-nfs4_state_init(void)
-{
-}
-
 /*
  * Since the lifetime of a delegation isn't limited to that of an open, a
  * client may quite reasonably hang on to a delegation as long as it has
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
index f34d9de802ab..51844048937f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c
@@ -1179,7 +1179,6 @@ static int __init init_nfsd(void)
 	retval = nfsd4_init_slabs();
 	if (retval)
 		goto out_unregister_pernet;
-	nfs4_state_init();
 	retval = nfsd_fault_inject_init(); /* nfsd fault injection controls */
 	if (retval)
 		goto out_free_slabs;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
index e9f2fd42d184..847daf37e566 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ static inline int nfsd_v4client(struct svc_rqst *rq)
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4
 extern unsigned long max_delegations;
-void nfs4_state_init(void);
 int nfsd4_init_slabs(void);
 void nfsd4_free_slabs(void);
 int nfs4_state_start(void);
@@ -126,7 +125,6 @@ void nfs4_reset_lease(time_t leasetime);
 int nfs4_reset_recoverydir(char *recdir);
 char * nfs4_recoverydir(void);
 #else
-static inline void nfs4_state_init(void) { }
 static inline int nfsd4_init_slabs(void) { return 0; }
 static inline void nfsd4_free_slabs(void) { }
 static inline int nfs4_state_start(void) { return 0; }