diff --git a/include/linux/sched/task.h b/include/linux/sched/task.h
index a978d7189cfd..f0f065c5afcf 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/task.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/task.h
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ static inline void put_task_struct(struct task_struct *t)
 }
 
 struct task_struct *task_rcu_dereference(struct task_struct **ptask);
-struct task_struct *try_get_task_struct(struct task_struct **ptask);
-
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_WANTS_DYNAMIC_TASK_STRUCT
 extern int arch_task_struct_size __read_mostly;
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index 7d694437ab44..c63226283aef 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -318,19 +318,6 @@ void rcuwait_wake_up(struct rcuwait *w)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
-struct task_struct *try_get_task_struct(struct task_struct **ptask)
-{
-	struct task_struct *task;
-
-	rcu_read_lock();
-	task = task_rcu_dereference(ptask);
-	if (task)
-		get_task_struct(task);
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-
-	return task;
-}
-
 /*
  * Determine if a process group is "orphaned", according to the POSIX
  * definition in 2.2.2.52.  Orphaned process groups are not to be affected