diff --git a/include/linux/io_uring.h b/include/linux/io_uring.h
index a1484cdb3158..a8f3058448ea 100644
--- a/include/linux/io_uring.h
+++ b/include/linux/io_uring.h
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ void io_uring_cmd_done(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd, ssize_t ret, ssize_t res2,
 			unsigned issue_flags);
 void io_uring_cmd_complete_in_task(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd,
 			void (*task_work_cb)(struct io_uring_cmd *, unsigned));
-struct sock *io_uring_get_socket(struct file *file);
 void __io_uring_cancel(bool cancel_all);
 void __io_uring_free(struct task_struct *tsk);
 void io_uring_unreg_ringfd(void);
 const char *io_uring_get_opcode(u8 opcode);
+bool io_is_uring_fops(struct file *file);
 
 static inline void io_uring_files_cancel(void)
 {
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ static inline int io_uring_cmd_import_fixed(u64 ubuf, unsigned long len, int rw,
 {
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
+static inline bool io_is_uring_fops(struct file *file)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 static inline void io_uring_cmd_done(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd, ssize_t ret,
 		ssize_t ret2, unsigned issue_flags)
 {
@@ -79,10 +83,6 @@ static inline void io_uring_cmd_complete_in_task(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd,
 			void (*task_work_cb)(struct io_uring_cmd *, unsigned))
 {
 }
-static inline struct sock *io_uring_get_socket(struct file *file)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
 static inline void io_uring_task_cancel(void)
 {
 }
diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 35894955b454..cf7dd62da0e3 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -153,19 +153,6 @@ static void __io_submit_flush_completions(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx);
 
 static struct kmem_cache *req_cachep;
 
-struct sock *io_uring_get_socket(struct file *file)
-{
-#if defined(CONFIG_UNIX)
-	if (io_is_uring_fops(file)) {
-		struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = file->private_data;
-
-		return ctx->ring_sock->sk;
-	}
-#endif
-	return NULL;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(io_uring_get_socket);
-
 static inline void io_submit_flush_completions(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	if (!wq_list_empty(&ctx->submit_state.compl_reqs))
diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.h b/io_uring/io_uring.h
index 019600570ee4..59e6f755f12c 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.h
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ static inline bool io_req_ffs_set(struct io_kiocb *req)
 }
 
 void __io_req_task_work_add(struct io_kiocb *req, bool allow_local);
-bool io_is_uring_fops(struct file *file);
 bool io_alloc_async_data(struct io_kiocb *req);
 void io_req_task_queue(struct io_kiocb *req);
 void io_queue_iowq(struct io_kiocb *req, bool *dont_use);
diff --git a/net/core/scm.c b/net/core/scm.c
index e762a4b8a1d2..a877c4ef4c25 100644
--- a/net/core/scm.c
+++ b/net/core/scm.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int scm_fp_copy(struct cmsghdr *cmsg, struct scm_fp_list **fplp)
 		if (fd < 0 || !(file = fget_raw(fd)))
 			return -EBADF;
 		/* don't allow io_uring files */
-		if (io_uring_get_socket(file)) {
+		if (io_is_uring_fops(file)) {
 			fput(file);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
diff --git a/net/unix/scm.c b/net/unix/scm.c
index e8e2a00bb0f5..d1048b4c2baa 100644
--- a/net/unix/scm.c
+++ b/net/unix/scm.c
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ struct sock *unix_get_socket(struct file *filp)
 		/* PF_UNIX ? */
 		if (s && sock->ops && sock->ops->family == PF_UNIX)
 			u_sock = s;
-	} else {
-		/* Could be an io_uring instance */
-		u_sock = io_uring_get_socket(filp);
 	}
+
 	return u_sock;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unix_get_socket);