diff --git a/crypto/authenc.c b/crypto/authenc.c
index a7e1ac786c5db5547e3f011ddccc027a51edc967..03d5edc9c16ed9bb0093b33839283b3895886f4a 100644
--- a/crypto/authenc.c
+++ b/crypto/authenc.c
@@ -420,9 +420,9 @@ static int crypto_authenc_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
 		goto err_free_inst;
 
 	crypto_set_skcipher_spawn(&ctx->enc, aead_crypto_instance(inst));
-	err = crypto_grab_skcipher2(&ctx->enc, enc_name, 0,
-				    crypto_requires_sync(algt->type,
-							 algt->mask));
+	err = crypto_grab_skcipher(&ctx->enc, enc_name, 0,
+				   crypto_requires_sync(algt->type,
+							algt->mask));
 	if (err)
 		goto err_drop_auth;
 
diff --git a/crypto/authencesn.c b/crypto/authencesn.c
index 121010ac99629c679c419ac1478b448fae253f1e..bad6ef46421b075fa3c33f12230e870f65b78747 100644
--- a/crypto/authencesn.c
+++ b/crypto/authencesn.c
@@ -441,9 +441,9 @@ static int crypto_authenc_esn_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
 		goto err_free_inst;
 
 	crypto_set_skcipher_spawn(&ctx->enc, aead_crypto_instance(inst));
-	err = crypto_grab_skcipher2(&ctx->enc, enc_name, 0,
-				    crypto_requires_sync(algt->type,
-							 algt->mask));
+	err = crypto_grab_skcipher(&ctx->enc, enc_name, 0,
+				   crypto_requires_sync(algt->type,
+							algt->mask));
 	if (err)
 		goto err_drop_auth;
 
diff --git a/crypto/ccm.c b/crypto/ccm.c
index 006d8575ef5c71b5ca5f43f35c93a636ce74c618..67e3636f7549ffe7c5719a6d14e3af1c7bb5a8aa 100644
--- a/crypto/ccm.c
+++ b/crypto/ccm.c
@@ -544,9 +544,9 @@ static int crypto_ccm_create_common(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
 		goto err_free_inst;
 
 	crypto_set_skcipher_spawn(&ictx->ctr, aead_crypto_instance(inst));
-	err = crypto_grab_skcipher2(&ictx->ctr, ctr_name, 0,
-				    crypto_requires_sync(algt->type,
-							 algt->mask));
+	err = crypto_grab_skcipher(&ictx->ctr, ctr_name, 0,
+				   crypto_requires_sync(algt->type,
+							algt->mask));
 	if (err)
 		goto err_drop_cipher;
 
diff --git a/crypto/chacha20poly1305.c b/crypto/chacha20poly1305.c
index e899ef51dc8eda2dec93f98a1260977f04e9d4b2..66291d4ddaab3b33335dc99008f82db7e71a3cad 100644
--- a/crypto/chacha20poly1305.c
+++ b/crypto/chacha20poly1305.c
@@ -625,9 +625,9 @@ static int chachapoly_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb,
 		goto err_free_inst;
 
 	crypto_set_skcipher_spawn(&ctx->chacha, aead_crypto_instance(inst));
-	err = crypto_grab_skcipher2(&ctx->chacha, chacha_name, 0,
-				    crypto_requires_sync(algt->type,
-							 algt->mask));
+	err = crypto_grab_skcipher(&ctx->chacha, chacha_name, 0,
+				   crypto_requires_sync(algt->type,
+							algt->mask));
 	if (err)
 		goto err_drop_poly;
 
diff --git a/crypto/ctr.c b/crypto/ctr.c
index ff4d21eddb83c87c4ff5e52049989e2b084b030d..57114b131db6f7f1c7d06141faead0021596eb2b 100644
--- a/crypto/ctr.c
+++ b/crypto/ctr.c
@@ -370,9 +370,9 @@ static int crypto_rfc3686_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
 	spawn = skcipher_instance_ctx(inst);
 
 	crypto_set_skcipher_spawn(spawn, skcipher_crypto_instance(inst));
-	err = crypto_grab_skcipher2(spawn, cipher_name, 0,
-				    crypto_requires_sync(algt->type,
-							 algt->mask));
+	err = crypto_grab_skcipher(spawn, cipher_name, 0,
+				   crypto_requires_sync(algt->type,
+							algt->mask));
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_inst;
 
diff --git a/crypto/cts.c b/crypto/cts.c
index 51976187b2bf81516f2c64b388387484714037d2..8883b622d454e4e0d6ca79bdd68f81555567ea70 100644
--- a/crypto/cts.c
+++ b/crypto/cts.c
@@ -348,9 +348,9 @@ static int crypto_cts_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb)
 	spawn = skcipher_instance_ctx(inst);
 
 	crypto_set_skcipher_spawn(spawn, skcipher_crypto_instance(inst));
-	err = crypto_grab_skcipher2(spawn, cipher_name, 0,
-				    crypto_requires_sync(algt->type,
-							 algt->mask));
+	err = crypto_grab_skcipher(spawn, cipher_name, 0,
+				   crypto_requires_sync(algt->type,
+							algt->mask));
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_inst;
 
diff --git a/crypto/gcm.c b/crypto/gcm.c
index 39c261d819af1c746fb7d2e162e61c329d15e7ef..5f11b80a9b8a9d7549cc6b513031fa0ebb788c94 100644
--- a/crypto/gcm.c
+++ b/crypto/gcm.c
@@ -663,9 +663,9 @@ static int crypto_gcm_create_common(struct crypto_template *tmpl,
 		goto err_drop_ghash;
 
 	crypto_set_skcipher_spawn(&ctx->ctr, aead_crypto_instance(inst));
-	err = crypto_grab_skcipher2(&ctx->ctr, ctr_name, 0,
-				    crypto_requires_sync(algt->type,
-							 algt->mask));
+	err = crypto_grab_skcipher(&ctx->ctr, ctr_name, 0,
+				   crypto_requires_sync(algt->type,
+							algt->mask));
 	if (err)
 		goto err_drop_ghash;
 
diff --git a/include/crypto/internal/skcipher.h b/include/crypto/internal/skcipher.h
index 95d2a1822796a278e01ee1dcdc3f7352f5e05ed5..558f5c9a8bd96a9712ae005cd2accf42f0702edc 100644
--- a/include/crypto/internal/skcipher.h
+++ b/include/crypto/internal/skcipher.h
@@ -68,12 +68,6 @@ static inline void crypto_set_skcipher_spawn(
 int crypto_grab_skcipher(struct crypto_skcipher_spawn *spawn, const char *name,
 			 u32 type, u32 mask);
 
-static inline int crypto_grab_skcipher2(struct crypto_skcipher_spawn *spawn,
-					const char *name, u32 type, u32 mask)
-{
-	return crypto_grab_skcipher(spawn, name, type, mask);
-}
-
 static inline void crypto_drop_skcipher(struct crypto_skcipher_spawn *spawn)
 {
 	crypto_drop_spawn(&spawn->base);