diff --git a/drivers/dax/super.c b/drivers/dax/super.c
index e7152a6c4cc4..e18155f43a63 100644
--- a/drivers/dax/super.c
+++ b/drivers/dax/super.c
@@ -208,17 +208,17 @@ bool dax_write_cache_enabled(struct dax_device *dax_dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dax_write_cache_enabled);
 
-bool __dax_synchronous(struct dax_device *dax_dev)
+bool dax_synchronous(struct dax_device *dax_dev)
 {
 	return test_bit(DAXDEV_SYNC, &dax_dev->flags);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__dax_synchronous);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dax_synchronous);
 
-void __set_dax_synchronous(struct dax_device *dax_dev)
+void set_dax_synchronous(struct dax_device *dax_dev)
 {
 	set_bit(DAXDEV_SYNC, &dax_dev->flags);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__set_dax_synchronous);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(set_dax_synchronous);
 
 bool dax_alive(struct dax_device *dax_dev)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/dax.h b/include/linux/dax.h
index 87ae4c9b1d65..3bd1fdb5d5f4 100644
--- a/include/linux/dax.h
+++ b/include/linux/dax.h
@@ -48,16 +48,8 @@ void put_dax(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
 void kill_dax(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
 void dax_write_cache(struct dax_device *dax_dev, bool wc);
 bool dax_write_cache_enabled(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
-bool __dax_synchronous(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
-static inline bool dax_synchronous(struct dax_device *dax_dev)
-{
-	return  __dax_synchronous(dax_dev);
-}
-void __set_dax_synchronous(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
-static inline void set_dax_synchronous(struct dax_device *dax_dev)
-{
-	__set_dax_synchronous(dax_dev);
-}
+bool dax_synchronous(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
+void set_dax_synchronous(struct dax_device *dax_dev);
 /*
  * Check if given mapping is supported by the file / underlying device.
  */