diff --git a/fs/nfs/internal.h b/fs/nfs/internal.h
index dc456416d2becc960678625da5712a9992595bc4..68cc22083639bb8c90ec8829a713c27a55eef75f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/internal.h
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ int nfs_iocounter_wait(struct nfs_lock_context *l_ctx);
 extern const struct nfs_pageio_ops nfs_pgio_rw_ops;
 struct nfs_pgio_header *nfs_pgio_header_alloc(const struct nfs_rw_ops *);
 void nfs_pgio_header_free(struct nfs_pgio_header *);
-void nfs_pgio_data_destroy(struct nfs_pgio_header *);
 int nfs_generic_pgio(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *, struct nfs_pgio_header *);
 int nfs_initiate_pgio(struct rpc_clnt *clnt, struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr,
 		      struct rpc_cred *cred, const struct nfs_rpc_ops *rpc_ops,
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
index 23cf4a82d94cbc912fb4cd6b2673cd8b63769f00..bec120ec1967c4f649543852f87b5c3c3e02d8fb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pagelist.c
@@ -501,16 +501,6 @@ struct nfs_pgio_header *nfs_pgio_header_alloc(const struct nfs_rw_ops *ops)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_pgio_header_alloc);
 
-/*
- * nfs_pgio_header_free - Free a read or write header
- * @hdr: The header to free
- */
-void nfs_pgio_header_free(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
-{
-	hdr->rw_ops->rw_free_header(hdr);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_pgio_header_free);
-
 /**
  * nfs_pgio_data_destroy - make @hdr suitable for reuse
  *
@@ -519,14 +509,24 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_pgio_header_free);
  *
  * @hdr: A header that has had nfs_generic_pgio called
  */
-void nfs_pgio_data_destroy(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
+static void nfs_pgio_data_destroy(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 {
 	if (hdr->args.context)
 		put_nfs_open_context(hdr->args.context);
 	if (hdr->page_array.pagevec != hdr->page_array.page_array)
 		kfree(hdr->page_array.pagevec);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_pgio_data_destroy);
+
+/*
+ * nfs_pgio_header_free - Free a read or write header
+ * @hdr: The header to free
+ */
+void nfs_pgio_header_free(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
+{
+	nfs_pgio_data_destroy(hdr);
+	hdr->rw_ops->rw_free_header(hdr);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_pgio_header_free);
 
 /**
  * nfs_pgio_rpcsetup - Set up arguments for a pageio call
@@ -640,7 +640,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_initiate_pgio);
 static void nfs_pgio_error(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 {
 	set_bit(NFS_IOHDR_REDO, &hdr->flags);
-	nfs_pgio_data_destroy(hdr);
 	hdr->completion_ops->completion(hdr);
 }
 
@@ -651,7 +650,6 @@ static void nfs_pgio_error(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 static void nfs_pgio_release(void *calldata)
 {
 	struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr = calldata;
-	nfs_pgio_data_destroy(hdr);
 	hdr->completion_ops->completion(hdr);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 3125a9d7b23772f03f9aeae5c4f8547b6f8e1280..7879ed8ceb76b52f1fd9b55ea90462d36554ae49 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -2233,7 +2233,6 @@ pnfs_write_through_mds(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 		nfs_pageio_reset_write_mds(desc);
 		mirror->pg_recoalesce = 1;
 	}
-	nfs_pgio_data_destroy(hdr);
 	hdr->release(hdr);
 }
 
@@ -2357,7 +2356,6 @@ pnfs_read_through_mds(struct nfs_pageio_descriptor *desc,
 		nfs_pageio_reset_read_mds(desc);
 		mirror->pg_recoalesce = 1;
 	}
-	nfs_pgio_data_destroy(hdr);
 	hdr->release(hdr);
 }