diff --git a/include/linux/lockdep.h b/include/linux/lockdep.h
index da19aeb0dbe8..498bfbd3b4e1 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockdep.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockdep.h
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ extern void lockdep_free_key_range(void *start, unsigned long size);
 
 extern void lockdep_off(void);
 extern void lockdep_on(void);
-extern int lockdep_internal(void);
 
 /*
  * These methods are used by specific locking variants (spinlocks,
@@ -255,11 +254,6 @@ static inline void lockdep_on(void)
 {
 }
 
-static inline int lockdep_internal(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 # define lock_acquire(l, s, t, r, c, i)		do { } while (0)
 # define lock_release(l, n, i)			do { } while (0)
 # define lockdep_init()				do { } while (0)
diff --git a/kernel/lockdep.c b/kernel/lockdep.c
index 300d61bb314b..3926c3674354 100644
--- a/kernel/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/lockdep.c
@@ -140,13 +140,6 @@ void lockdep_on(void)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lockdep_on);
 
-int lockdep_internal(void)
-{
-	return current->lockdep_recursion != 0;
-}
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(lockdep_internal);
-
 /*
  * Debugging switches:
  */