diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index d1ad22980ebe..bfb46483108c 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -709,21 +709,6 @@ static inline void vma_start_write(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	up_write(&vma->vm_lock->lock);
 }
 
-static inline bool vma_try_start_write(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
-{
-	int mm_lock_seq;
-
-	if (__is_vma_write_locked(vma, &mm_lock_seq))
-		return true;
-
-	if (!down_write_trylock(&vma->vm_lock->lock))
-		return false;
-
-	WRITE_ONCE(vma->vm_lock_seq, mm_lock_seq);
-	up_write(&vma->vm_lock->lock);
-	return true;
-}
-
 static inline void vma_assert_write_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
 	int mm_lock_seq;
@@ -748,8 +733,6 @@ static inline bool vma_start_read(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 		{ return false; }
 static inline void vma_end_read(struct vm_area_struct *vma) {}
 static inline void vma_start_write(struct vm_area_struct *vma) {}
-static inline bool vma_try_start_write(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
-		{ return true; }
 static inline void vma_assert_write_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma) {}
 static inline void vma_mark_detached(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 				     bool detached) {}
diff --git a/include/linux/mmap_lock.h b/include/linux/mmap_lock.h
index e05e167dbd16..a5c63b6d7d46 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmap_lock.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmap_lock.h
@@ -118,16 +118,6 @@ static inline int mmap_write_lock_killable(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static inline bool mmap_write_trylock(struct mm_struct *mm)
-{
-	bool ret;
-
-	__mmap_lock_trace_start_locking(mm, true);
-	ret = down_write_trylock(&mm->mmap_lock) != 0;
-	__mmap_lock_trace_acquire_returned(mm, true, ret);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static inline void mmap_write_unlock(struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 	__mmap_lock_trace_released(mm, true);