diff --git a/net/rds/ib.c b/net/rds/ib.c
index 72a5116c11de5e6bf6db24d8cb2be2f70abb2bc3..932dacbdbea1be67d6331b366fed0cb7a34ce5ce 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib.c
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ struct rds_transport rds_ib_transport = {
 	.conn_connect		= rds_ib_conn_connect,
 	.conn_shutdown		= rds_ib_conn_shutdown,
 	.inc_copy_to_user	= rds_ib_inc_copy_to_user,
-	.inc_purge		= rds_ib_inc_purge,
 	.inc_free		= rds_ib_inc_free,
 	.cm_initiate_connect	= rds_ib_cm_initiate_connect,
 	.cm_handle_connect	= rds_ib_cm_handle_connect,
diff --git a/net/rds/ib.h b/net/rds/ib.h
index a303f13111c2cfecea5fb49f4b88ef2205cedf02..426035ac54a140ff46bd52b387de15d31d5928ed 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib.h
+++ b/net/rds/ib.h
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ void rds_ib_recv_exit(void);
 int rds_ib_recv(struct rds_connection *conn);
 int rds_ib_recv_refill(struct rds_connection *conn, gfp_t kptr_gfp,
 		       gfp_t page_gfp, int prefill);
-void rds_ib_inc_purge(struct rds_incoming *inc);
 void rds_ib_inc_free(struct rds_incoming *inc);
 int rds_ib_inc_copy_to_user(struct rds_incoming *inc, struct iovec *iov,
 			     size_t size);
diff --git a/net/rds/ib_recv.c b/net/rds/ib_recv.c
index d0ee9c114c6c8029ad4a26e6c06c7d66ce28f650..e294d00abc80eb578919083db79755283551187a 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_recv.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ int rds_ib_recv_refill(struct rds_connection *conn, gfp_t kptr_gfp,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void rds_ib_inc_purge(struct rds_incoming *inc)
+static void rds_ib_inc_purge(struct rds_incoming *inc)
 {
 	struct rds_ib_incoming *ibinc;
 	struct rds_page_frag *frag;
diff --git a/net/rds/iw.c b/net/rds/iw.c
index c8f3d3525cb9b187daeca402f71cb5b88356ce41..e766aecd46c97771d163817807f3198a040fb51f 100644
--- a/net/rds/iw.c
+++ b/net/rds/iw.c
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ struct rds_transport rds_iw_transport = {
 	.conn_connect		= rds_iw_conn_connect,
 	.conn_shutdown		= rds_iw_conn_shutdown,
 	.inc_copy_to_user	= rds_iw_inc_copy_to_user,
-	.inc_purge		= rds_iw_inc_purge,
 	.inc_free		= rds_iw_inc_free,
 	.cm_initiate_connect	= rds_iw_cm_initiate_connect,
 	.cm_handle_connect	= rds_iw_cm_handle_connect,
diff --git a/net/rds/iw.h b/net/rds/iw.h
index eef2f0c2847604078a326df106c09403520410e8..6f08300851ad5097a27dd1c256a180c6db6ce42e 100644
--- a/net/rds/iw.h
+++ b/net/rds/iw.h
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ void rds_iw_recv_exit(void);
 int rds_iw_recv(struct rds_connection *conn);
 int rds_iw_recv_refill(struct rds_connection *conn, gfp_t kptr_gfp,
 		       gfp_t page_gfp, int prefill);
-void rds_iw_inc_purge(struct rds_incoming *inc);
 void rds_iw_inc_free(struct rds_incoming *inc);
 int rds_iw_inc_copy_to_user(struct rds_incoming *inc, struct iovec *iov,
 			     size_t size);
diff --git a/net/rds/iw_recv.c b/net/rds/iw_recv.c
index 48bcf4f2bf3cfe1e660783d853ceed9b05affe40..7e929f701a0cfcb0e2c861c923a71d343de1de9d 100644
--- a/net/rds/iw_recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/iw_recv.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ int rds_iw_recv_refill(struct rds_connection *conn, gfp_t kptr_gfp,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void rds_iw_inc_purge(struct rds_incoming *inc)
+static void rds_iw_inc_purge(struct rds_incoming *inc)
 {
 	struct rds_iw_incoming *iwinc;
 	struct rds_page_frag *frag;
diff --git a/net/rds/loop.c b/net/rds/loop.c
index a74b469a844aefe361805887c554afb55e144042..9364de6dcd8b98cc4ab1dd4b35009295ba2fa30f 100644
--- a/net/rds/loop.c
+++ b/net/rds/loop.c
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ struct rds_transport rds_loop_transport = {
 	.conn_connect		= rds_loop_conn_connect,
 	.conn_shutdown		= rds_loop_conn_shutdown,
 	.inc_copy_to_user	= rds_message_inc_copy_to_user,
-	.inc_purge		= rds_message_inc_purge,
 	.inc_free		= rds_message_inc_free,
 	.t_name			= "loopback",
 };
diff --git a/net/rds/message.c b/net/rds/message.c
index 7d678e217820faf52c8d6f3e1f43bf756e45b624..f681690b2bdcae35044b444f972c6f9da9e4f7df 100644
--- a/net/rds/message.c
+++ b/net/rds/message.c
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ static void rds_message_purge(struct rds_message *rm)
 		rds_mr_put(rm->rdma.m_rdma_mr);
 }
 
-void rds_message_inc_purge(struct rds_incoming *inc)
-{
-	struct rds_message *rm = container_of(inc, struct rds_message, m_inc);
-	rds_message_purge(rm);
-}
-
 void rds_message_put(struct rds_message *rm)
 {
 	rdsdebug("put rm %p ref %d\n", rm, atomic_read(&rm->m_refcount));
diff --git a/net/rds/rds.h b/net/rds/rds.h
index 830e2bbb33322f1c617a35128663620f88a00c6c..0c610a102c2059d1edee63d0ba5d9178571bb8d3 100644
--- a/net/rds/rds.h
+++ b/net/rds/rds.h
@@ -422,7 +422,6 @@ struct rds_transport {
 	int (*recv)(struct rds_connection *conn);
 	int (*inc_copy_to_user)(struct rds_incoming *inc, struct iovec *iov,
 				size_t size);
-	void (*inc_purge)(struct rds_incoming *inc);
 	void (*inc_free)(struct rds_incoming *inc);
 
 	int (*cm_handle_connect)(struct rdma_cm_id *cm_id,
@@ -668,7 +667,6 @@ int rds_message_get_version_extension(struct rds_header *hdr, unsigned int *vers
 int rds_message_add_rdma_dest_extension(struct rds_header *hdr, u32 r_key, u32 offset);
 int rds_message_inc_copy_to_user(struct rds_incoming *inc,
 				 struct iovec *first_iov, size_t size);
-void rds_message_inc_purge(struct rds_incoming *inc);
 void rds_message_inc_free(struct rds_incoming *inc);
 void rds_message_addref(struct rds_message *rm);
 void rds_message_put(struct rds_message *rm);
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp.c b/net/rds/tcp.c
index aebe10314fdb02a53cb88479afcd62fece352dbe..831881640e56bb1c20eb743d8d2f5889d4d66a6b 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp.c
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ struct rds_transport rds_tcp_transport = {
 	.conn_connect		= rds_tcp_conn_connect,
 	.conn_shutdown		= rds_tcp_conn_shutdown,
 	.inc_copy_to_user	= rds_tcp_inc_copy_to_user,
-	.inc_purge		= rds_tcp_inc_purge,
 	.inc_free		= rds_tcp_inc_free,
 	.stats_info_copy	= rds_tcp_stats_info_copy,
 	.exit			= rds_tcp_exit,
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp.h b/net/rds/tcp.h
index 844fa6b9cf5aeb2e5bc1a9cad3a3b2b747449929..c639872bf701b1898bd3dbefb54d74f14a74d968 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp.h
+++ b/net/rds/tcp.h
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ int __init rds_tcp_recv_init(void);
 void rds_tcp_recv_exit(void);
 void rds_tcp_data_ready(struct sock *sk, int bytes);
 int rds_tcp_recv(struct rds_connection *conn);
-void rds_tcp_inc_purge(struct rds_incoming *inc);
 void rds_tcp_inc_free(struct rds_incoming *inc);
 int rds_tcp_inc_copy_to_user(struct rds_incoming *inc, struct iovec *iov,
 			     size_t size);
diff --git a/net/rds/tcp_recv.c b/net/rds/tcp_recv.c
index ea7382908aa5d15ed8f2d1e13c61217d10138d0c..49c9660107882b0d1f2d8de973babf6102ea7e24 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp_recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp_recv.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 static struct kmem_cache *rds_tcp_incoming_slab;
 
-void rds_tcp_inc_purge(struct rds_incoming *inc)
+static void rds_tcp_inc_purge(struct rds_incoming *inc)
 {
 	struct rds_tcp_incoming *tinc;
 	tinc = container_of(inc, struct rds_tcp_incoming, ti_inc);