diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index 03bbe903e5ced4b0af5d5858a9c3b4685731181a..070bb7a8893646418b8b4ddcfbe9a3436e514711 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -430,8 +430,4 @@ extern bool freeze_workqueues_busy(void);
 extern void thaw_workqueues(void);
 #endif /* CONFIG_FREEZER */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
-int in_workqueue_context(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
-#endif
-
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index eb5c1972443aaf6f5082380ce942f42063b2f9c7..30acdb74cc23bfb21d1dcc0a14433003c9e085b7 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -310,21 +310,6 @@ static inline int __next_wq_cpu(int cpu, const struct cpumask *mask,
 	     (cpu) < WORK_CPU_NONE;					\
 	     (cpu) = __next_wq_cpu((cpu), cpu_possible_mask, (wq)))
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
-/**
- * in_workqueue_context() - in context of specified workqueue?
- * @wq: the workqueue of interest
- *
- * Checks lockdep state to see if the current task is executing from
- * within a workqueue item.  This function exists only if lockdep is
- * enabled.
- */
-int in_workqueue_context(struct workqueue_struct *wq)
-{
-	return lock_is_held(&wq->lockdep_map);
-}
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_WORK
 
 static struct debug_obj_descr work_debug_descr;