diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index b1a0b8cd87f023fc98155b259dc83690731737cf..204963bb03e89014ae5fb303f846b0c5d13c5555 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -413,11 +413,6 @@ static inline void hd_struct_put(struct hd_struct *part)
 	percpu_ref_put(&part->ref);
 }
 
-static inline void hd_struct_kill(struct hd_struct *part)
-{
-	percpu_ref_kill(&part->ref);
-}
-
 static inline void hd_free_part(struct hd_struct *part)
 {
 	free_part_stats(part);
diff --git a/block/partitions/core.c b/block/partitions/core.c
index c5b47627210a717e2b3c36c95707effea632bc11..7d062599aa33559ad7696c989a3cc832bd5ccb63 100644
--- a/block/partitions/core.c
+++ b/block/partitions/core.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void delete_partition(struct gendisk *disk, struct hd_struct *part)
 	 * "in-use" until we really free the gendisk.
 	 */
 	blk_invalidate_devt(part_devt(part));
-	hd_struct_kill(part);
+	percpu_ref_kill(&part->ref);
 }
 
 static ssize_t whole_disk_show(struct device *dev,