diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index ff2e09c953b..62e6314382f 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -892,7 +892,6 @@ static inline int pid_alive(struct task_struct *p)
 }
 
 extern void free_task(struct task_struct *tsk);
-extern void __put_task_struct(struct task_struct *tsk);
 #define get_task_struct(tsk) do { atomic_inc(&(tsk)->usage); } while(0)
 
 extern void __put_task_struct_cb(struct rcu_head *rhp);
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index fbea12d7a94..a8eab86de7f 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@ void free_task(struct task_struct *tsk)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(free_task);
 
-void __put_task_struct(struct task_struct *tsk)
+void __put_task_struct_cb(struct rcu_head *rhp)
 {
+	struct task_struct *tsk = container_of(rhp, struct task_struct, rcu);
+
 	WARN_ON(!(tsk->exit_state & (EXIT_DEAD | EXIT_ZOMBIE)));
 	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&tsk->usage));
 	WARN_ON(tsk == current);
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index e82c99f1db6..4d46e90f59c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -178,13 +178,6 @@ static unsigned int task_timeslice(task_t *p)
 #define task_hot(p, now, sd) ((long long) ((now) - (p)->last_ran)	\
 				< (long long) (sd)->cache_hot_time)
 
-void __put_task_struct_cb(struct rcu_head *rhp)
-{
-	__put_task_struct(container_of(rhp, struct task_struct, rcu));
-}
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__put_task_struct_cb);
-
 /*
  * These are the runqueue data structures:
  */