diff --git a/include/linux/shrinker.h b/include/linux/shrinker.h
index cc23ff0aee20..c55c07c3f0cb 100644
--- a/include/linux/shrinker.h
+++ b/include/linux/shrinker.h
@@ -103,13 +103,6 @@ struct shrinker *shrinker_alloc(unsigned int flags, const char *fmt, ...);
 void shrinker_register(struct shrinker *shrinker);
 void shrinker_free(struct shrinker *shrinker);
 
-extern int __printf(2, 3) prealloc_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrinker,
-					    const char *fmt, ...);
-extern void register_shrinker_prepared(struct shrinker *shrinker);
-extern int __printf(2, 3) register_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrinker,
-					    const char *fmt, ...);
-extern void unregister_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrinker);
-extern void free_prealloced_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrinker);
 extern void synchronize_shrinkers(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SHRINKER_DEBUG
diff --git a/mm/shrinker.c b/mm/shrinker.c
index 43a375f954f3..3ab301ff122d 100644
--- a/mm/shrinker.c
+++ b/mm/shrinker.c
@@ -651,149 +651,6 @@ void shrinker_free(struct shrinker *shrinker)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(shrinker_free);
 
-/*
- * Add a shrinker callback to be called from the vm.
- */
-static int __prealloc_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrinker)
-{
-	unsigned int size;
-	int err;
-
-	if (shrinker->flags & SHRINKER_MEMCG_AWARE) {
-		err = prealloc_memcg_shrinker(shrinker);
-		if (err != -ENOSYS)
-			return err;
-
-		shrinker->flags &= ~SHRINKER_MEMCG_AWARE;
-	}
-
-	size = sizeof(*shrinker->nr_deferred);
-	if (shrinker->flags & SHRINKER_NUMA_AWARE)
-		size *= nr_node_ids;
-
-	shrinker->nr_deferred = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!shrinker->nr_deferred)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SHRINKER_DEBUG
-int prealloc_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrinker, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	va_list ap;
-	int err;
-
-	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	shrinker->name = kvasprintf_const(GFP_KERNEL, fmt, ap);
-	va_end(ap);
-	if (!shrinker->name)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	err = __prealloc_shrinker(shrinker);
-	if (err) {
-		kfree_const(shrinker->name);
-		shrinker->name = NULL;
-	}
-
-	return err;
-}
-#else
-int prealloc_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrinker, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	return __prealloc_shrinker(shrinker);
-}
-#endif
-
-void free_prealloced_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrinker)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_SHRINKER_DEBUG
-	kfree_const(shrinker->name);
-	shrinker->name = NULL;
-#endif
-	if (shrinker->flags & SHRINKER_MEMCG_AWARE) {
-		down_write(&shrinker_rwsem);
-		unregister_memcg_shrinker(shrinker);
-		up_write(&shrinker_rwsem);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	kfree(shrinker->nr_deferred);
-	shrinker->nr_deferred = NULL;
-}
-
-void register_shrinker_prepared(struct shrinker *shrinker)
-{
-	down_write(&shrinker_rwsem);
-	list_add_tail(&shrinker->list, &shrinker_list);
-	shrinker->flags |= SHRINKER_REGISTERED;
-	shrinker_debugfs_add(shrinker);
-	up_write(&shrinker_rwsem);
-}
-
-static int __register_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrinker)
-{
-	int err = __prealloc_shrinker(shrinker);
-
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-	register_shrinker_prepared(shrinker);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SHRINKER_DEBUG
-int register_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrinker, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	va_list ap;
-	int err;
-
-	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	shrinker->name = kvasprintf_const(GFP_KERNEL, fmt, ap);
-	va_end(ap);
-	if (!shrinker->name)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	err = __register_shrinker(shrinker);
-	if (err) {
-		kfree_const(shrinker->name);
-		shrinker->name = NULL;
-	}
-	return err;
-}
-#else
-int register_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrinker, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-	return __register_shrinker(shrinker);
-}
-#endif
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_shrinker);
-
-/*
- * Remove one
- */
-void unregister_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrinker)
-{
-	struct dentry *debugfs_entry;
-	int debugfs_id;
-
-	if (!(shrinker->flags & SHRINKER_REGISTERED))
-		return;
-
-	down_write(&shrinker_rwsem);
-	list_del(&shrinker->list);
-	shrinker->flags &= ~SHRINKER_REGISTERED;
-	if (shrinker->flags & SHRINKER_MEMCG_AWARE)
-		unregister_memcg_shrinker(shrinker);
-	debugfs_entry = shrinker_debugfs_detach(shrinker, &debugfs_id);
-	up_write(&shrinker_rwsem);
-
-	shrinker_debugfs_remove(debugfs_entry, debugfs_id);
-
-	kfree(shrinker->nr_deferred);
-	shrinker->nr_deferred = NULL;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_shrinker);
-
 /**
  * synchronize_shrinkers - Wait for all running shrinkers to complete.
  *
