diff --git a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
index 22a280151e45..9e359fb20c0a 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
+++ b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
@@ -177,55 +177,6 @@ extern const struct file_operations autofs4_root_operations;
 extern const struct dentry_operations autofs4_dentry_operations;
 
 /* VFS automount flags management functions */
-
-static inline void __managed_dentry_set_automount(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT;
-}
-
-static inline void managed_dentry_set_automount(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	__managed_dentry_set_automount(dentry);
-	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-}
-
-static inline void __managed_dentry_clear_automount(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT;
-}
-
-static inline void managed_dentry_clear_automount(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	__managed_dentry_clear_automount(dentry);
-	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-}
-
-static inline void __managed_dentry_set_transit(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	dentry->d_flags |= DCACHE_MANAGE_TRANSIT;
-}
-
-static inline void managed_dentry_set_transit(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	__managed_dentry_set_transit(dentry);
-	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-}
-
-static inline void __managed_dentry_clear_transit(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	dentry->d_flags &= ~DCACHE_MANAGE_TRANSIT;
-}
-
-static inline void managed_dentry_clear_transit(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	spin_lock(&dentry->d_lock);
-	__managed_dentry_clear_transit(dentry);
-	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);
-}
-
 static inline void __managed_dentry_set_managed(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	dentry->d_flags |= (DCACHE_NEED_AUTOMOUNT|DCACHE_MANAGE_TRANSIT);