diff --git a/include/linux/memcontrol.h b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
index 056cf82c0e863a2bfa92b5af0ec96580c0d91a2e..8ae6ece8c9622871c78a167a252e2cdca556e958 100644
--- a/include/linux/memcontrol.h
+++ b/include/linux/memcontrol.h
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ struct mm_struct;
 extern int mem_cgroup_newpage_charge(struct page *page, struct mm_struct *mm,
 				gfp_t gfp_mask);
 /* for swap handling */
-extern int mem_cgroup_try_charge(struct mm_struct *mm,
-		gfp_t gfp_mask, struct mem_cgroup **ptr);
 extern int mem_cgroup_try_charge_swapin(struct mm_struct *mm,
 		struct page *page, gfp_t mask, struct mem_cgroup **ptr);
 extern void mem_cgroup_commit_charge_swapin(struct page *page,
@@ -134,12 +132,6 @@ static inline int mem_cgroup_cache_charge(struct page *page,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int mem_cgroup_try_charge(struct mm_struct *mm,
-			gfp_t gfp_mask, struct mem_cgroup **ptr)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static inline int mem_cgroup_try_charge_swapin(struct mm_struct *mm,
 		struct page *page, gfp_t gfp_mask, struct mem_cgroup **ptr)
 {
diff --git a/mm/memcontrol.c b/mm/memcontrol.c
index 3ba72e6556ccac9f3fdf034c8a4b5f6fd2036d50..435f08dac8bf6c02a2b71580f8de9dc652fa914f 100644
--- a/mm/memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/memcontrol.c
@@ -839,27 +839,8 @@ static int __mem_cgroup_try_charge(struct mm_struct *mm,
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-/**
- * mem_cgroup_try_charge - get charge of PAGE_SIZE.
- * @mm: an mm_struct which is charged against. (when *memcg is NULL)
- * @gfp_mask: gfp_mask for reclaim.
- * @memcg: a pointer to memory cgroup which is charged against.
- *
- * charge against memory cgroup pointed by *memcg. if *memcg == NULL, estimated
- * memory cgroup from @mm is got and stored in *memcg.
- *
- * Returns 0 if success. -ENOMEM at failure.
- * This call can invoke OOM-Killer.
- */
-
-int mem_cgroup_try_charge(struct mm_struct *mm,
-			  gfp_t mask, struct mem_cgroup **memcg)
-{
-	return __mem_cgroup_try_charge(mm, mask, memcg, true);
-}
-
 /*
- * commit a charge got by mem_cgroup_try_charge() and makes page_cgroup to be
+ * commit a charge got by __mem_cgroup_try_charge() and makes page_cgroup to be
  * USED state. If already USED, uncharge and return.
  */