diff --git a/block/block-backend.c b/block/block-backend.c
index 85661d1823..71585c0c0a 100644
--- a/block/block-backend.c
+++ b/block/block-backend.c
@@ -1711,18 +1711,6 @@ int coroutine_fn blk_co_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
     return ret;
 }
 
-int blk_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int64_t bytes)
-{
-    int ret;
-    IO_OR_GS_CODE();
-
-    blk_inc_in_flight(blk);
-    ret = blk_do_pdiscard(blk, offset, bytes);
-    blk_dec_in_flight(blk);
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
 /* To be called between exactly one pair of blk_inc/dec_in_flight() */
 int coroutine_fn blk_co_do_flush(BlockBackend *blk)
 {
diff --git a/block/coroutines.h b/block/coroutines.h
index 94fd283f62..2693ecabfb 100644
--- a/block/coroutines.h
+++ b/block/coroutines.h
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ nbd_do_establish_connection(BlockDriverState *bs, bool blocking, Error **errp);
 int generated_co_wrapper
 blk_do_ioctl(BlockBackend *blk, unsigned long int req, void *buf);
 
-int generated_co_wrapper
-blk_do_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int64_t bytes);
-
 int generated_co_wrapper blk_do_flush(BlockBackend *blk);
 
 #endif /* BLOCK_COROUTINES_H */
diff --git a/include/sysemu/block-backend-io.h b/include/sysemu/block-backend-io.h
index 346ca47fed..5a12a1f74f 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/block-backend-io.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/block-backend-io.h
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ static inline int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwrite(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
     return blk_co_pwritev(blk, offset, bytes, &qiov, flags);
 }
 
+int generated_co_wrapper blk_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
+                                      int64_t bytes);
 int coroutine_fn blk_co_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                  int64_t bytes);
 
@@ -172,7 +174,6 @@ int generated_co_wrapper blk_pwrite_compressed(BlockBackend *blk,
                                                const void *buf);
 int coroutine_fn blk_co_pwrite_compressed(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                           int64_t bytes, const void *buf);
-int blk_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int64_t bytes);
 int generated_co_wrapper blk_pwrite_zeroes(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                                            int64_t bytes,
                                            BdrvRequestFlags flags);