diff --git a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
index 83600b45e12a..3eaf02ebeebe 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ublk_drv.c
@@ -893,12 +893,9 @@ static int ublk_map_io(const struct ublk_queue *ubq, const struct request *req,
 	 */
 	if (ublk_need_map_req(req)) {
 		struct iov_iter iter;
-		struct iovec iov;
 		const int dir = ITER_DEST;
 
-		import_single_range(dir, u64_to_user_ptr(io->addr), rq_bytes,
-				&iov, &iter);
-
+		import_ubuf(dir, u64_to_user_ptr(io->addr), rq_bytes, &iter);
 		return ublk_copy_user_pages(req, 0, &iter, dir);
 	}
 	return rq_bytes;
@@ -915,13 +912,11 @@ static int ublk_unmap_io(const struct ublk_queue *ubq,
 
 	if (ublk_need_unmap_req(req)) {
 		struct iov_iter iter;
-		struct iovec iov;
 		const int dir = ITER_SOURCE;
 
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(io->res > rq_bytes);
 
-		import_single_range(dir, u64_to_user_ptr(io->addr), io->res,
-				&iov, &iter);
+		import_ubuf(dir, u64_to_user_ptr(io->addr), io->res, &iter);
 		return ublk_copy_user_pages(req, 0, &iter, dir);
 	}
 	return rq_bytes;
diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 4a9c79391dee..456be28ba67c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -1364,7 +1364,6 @@ static void __cold try_to_generate_entropy(void)
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getrandom, char __user *, ubuf, size_t, len, unsigned int, flags)
 {
 	struct iov_iter iter;
-	struct iovec iov;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (flags & ~(GRND_NONBLOCK | GRND_RANDOM | GRND_INSECURE))
@@ -1385,7 +1384,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getrandom, char __user *, ubuf, size_t, len, unsigned int, flags
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = import_single_range(ITER_DEST, ubuf, len, &iov, &iter);
+	ret = import_ubuf(ITER_DEST, ubuf, len, &iter);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return ret;
 	return get_random_bytes_user(&iter);
@@ -1491,7 +1490,6 @@ static long random_ioctl(struct file *f, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		return 0;
 	case RNDADDENTROPY: {
 		struct iov_iter iter;
-		struct iovec iov;
 		ssize_t ret;
 		int len;
 
@@ -1503,7 +1501,7 @@ static long random_ioctl(struct file *f, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		if (get_user(len, p++))
 			return -EFAULT;
-		ret = import_single_range(ITER_SOURCE, p, len, &iov, &iter);
+		ret = import_ubuf(ITER_SOURCE, p, len, &iter);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
 			return ret;
 		ret = write_pool_user(&iter);
diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index 918d80d4c5ad..ffe65c1aab4e 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ static ssize_t aio_setup_rw(int rw, const struct iocb *iocb,
 	size_t len = iocb->aio_nbytes;
 
 	if (!vectored) {
-		ssize_t ret = import_single_range(rw, buf, len, *iovec, iter);
+		ssize_t ret = import_ubuf(rw, buf, len, iter);
 		*iovec = NULL;
 		return ret;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/uio.h b/include/linux/uio.h
index b6214cbf2a43..bea9c89922d9 100644
--- a/include/linux/uio.h
+++ b/include/linux/uio.h
@@ -347,8 +347,6 @@ ssize_t import_iovec(int type, const struct iovec __user *uvec,
 ssize_t __import_iovec(int type, const struct iovec __user *uvec,
 		 unsigned nr_segs, unsigned fast_segs, struct iovec **iovp,
 		 struct iov_iter *i, bool compat);
-int import_single_range(int type, void __user *buf, size_t len,
-		 struct iovec *iov, struct iov_iter *i);
 int import_ubuf(int type, void __user *buf, size_t len, struct iov_iter *i);
 
 static inline void iov_iter_ubuf(struct iov_iter *i, unsigned int direction,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
index 9365ce407426..e76f5e1efdf2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_user.c
@@ -2177,14 +2177,12 @@ static int user_events_open(struct inode *node, struct file *file)
 static ssize_t user_events_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 				 size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct iovec iov;
 	struct iov_iter i;
 
 	if (unlikely(*ppos != 0))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
-	if (unlikely(import_single_range(ITER_SOURCE, (char __user *)ubuf,
-					 count, &iov, &i)))
+	if (unlikely(import_ubuf(ITER_SOURCE, (char __user *)ubuf, count, &i)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	return user_events_write_core(file, &i);
diff --git a/lib/iov_iter.c b/lib/iov_iter.c
index 8ff6824a1005..e0aa6b440ca5 100644
--- a/lib/iov_iter.c
+++ b/lib/iov_iter.c
@@ -1369,19 +1369,6 @@ ssize_t import_iovec(int type, const struct iovec __user *uvec,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(import_iovec);
 
-int import_single_range(int rw, void __user *buf, size_t len,
-		 struct iovec *iov, struct iov_iter *i)
-{
-	if (len > MAX_RW_COUNT)
-		len = MAX_RW_COUNT;
-	if (unlikely(!access_ok(buf, len)))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	iov_iter_ubuf(i, rw, buf, len);
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(import_single_range);
-
 int import_ubuf(int rw, void __user *buf, size_t len, struct iov_iter *i)
 {
 	if (len > MAX_RW_COUNT)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index ff6838ca2e58..fce5668a6a3d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -1849,7 +1849,6 @@ static int receive_fallback_to_copy(struct sock *sk,
 {
 	unsigned long copy_address = (unsigned long)zc->copybuf_address;
 	struct msghdr msg = {};
-	struct iovec iov;
 	int err;
 
 	zc->length = 0;
@@ -1858,8 +1857,8 @@ static int receive_fallback_to_copy(struct sock *sk,
 	if (copy_address != zc->copybuf_address)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	err = import_single_range(ITER_DEST, (void __user *)copy_address,
-				  inq, &iov, &msg.msg_iter);
+	err = import_ubuf(ITER_DEST, (void __user *)copy_address, inq,
+			  &msg.msg_iter);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -1886,14 +1885,13 @@ static int tcp_copy_straggler_data(struct tcp_zerocopy_receive *zc,
 {
 	unsigned long copy_address = (unsigned long)zc->copybuf_address;
 	struct msghdr msg = {};
-	struct iovec iov;
 	int err;
 
 	if (copy_address != zc->copybuf_address)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	err = import_single_range(ITER_DEST, (void __user *)copy_address,
-				  copylen, &iov, &msg.msg_iter);
+	err = import_ubuf(ITER_DEST, (void __user *)copy_address, copylen,
+			  &msg.msg_iter);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 	err = skb_copy_datagram_msg(skb, *offset, &msg, copylen);
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 89d79205bf50..ed3df2f749bf 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -2163,10 +2163,9 @@ int __sys_sendto(int fd, void __user *buff, size_t len, unsigned int flags,
 	struct sockaddr_storage address;
 	int err;
 	struct msghdr msg;
-	struct iovec iov;
 	int fput_needed;
 
-	err = import_single_range(ITER_SOURCE, buff, len, &iov, &msg.msg_iter);
+	err = import_ubuf(ITER_SOURCE, buff, len, &msg.msg_iter);
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		return err;
 	sock = sockfd_lookup_light(fd, &err, &fput_needed);
@@ -2228,11 +2227,10 @@ int __sys_recvfrom(int fd, void __user *ubuf, size_t size, unsigned int flags,
 		.msg_name = addr ? (struct sockaddr *)&address : NULL,
 	};
 	struct socket *sock;
-	struct iovec iov;
 	int err, err2;
 	int fput_needed;
 
-	err = import_single_range(ITER_DEST, ubuf, size, &iov, &msg.msg_iter);
+	err = import_ubuf(ITER_DEST, ubuf, size, &msg.msg_iter);
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		return err;
 	sock = sockfd_lookup_light(fd, &err, &fput_needed);
diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index 19be69fa4d05..10ba439968f7 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -1252,12 +1252,11 @@ long keyctl_instantiate_key(key_serial_t id,
 			    key_serial_t ringid)
 {
 	if (_payload && plen) {
-		struct iovec iov;
 		struct iov_iter from;
 		int ret;
 
-		ret = import_single_range(ITER_SOURCE, (void __user *)_payload, plen,
-					  &iov, &from);
+		ret = import_ubuf(ITER_SOURCE, (void __user *)_payload, plen,
+				  &from);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
 			return ret;