diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index a267725f9753..064a4ca63476 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -1163,12 +1163,6 @@ static inline int xfrm_aevent_is_on(void)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static inline void xfrm_aevent_doreplay(struct xfrm_state *x)
-{
-	if (xfrm_aevent_is_on())
-		xfrm_replay_notify(x, XFRM_REPLAY_UPDATE);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFRM_MIGRATE
 static inline struct xfrm_algo *xfrm_algo_clone(struct xfrm_algo *orig)
 {
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
index 20e789d8c63e..40d75eccddda 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_output.c
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ int xfrm_output(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 		if (x->type->flags & XFRM_TYPE_REPLAY_PROT) {
 			XFRM_SKB_CB(skb)->seq = ++x->replay.oseq;
-			xfrm_aevent_doreplay(x);
+			if (xfrm_aevent_is_on())
+				xfrm_replay_notify(x, XFRM_REPLAY_UPDATE);
 		}
 
 		err = x->mode->output(x, skb);
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
index 0ecec34d265a..a00745abaad3 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
@@ -1397,7 +1397,6 @@ void xfrm_replay_notify(struct xfrm_state *x, int event)
 	    !mod_timer(&x->rtimer, jiffies + x->replay_maxage))
 		x->xflags &= ~XFRM_TIME_DEFER;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(xfrm_replay_notify);
 
 static void xfrm_replay_timer_handler(unsigned long data)
 {