diff --git a/mm/z3fold.c b/mm/z3fold.c
index 1b790d02f6f1..9a42172a1bcd 100644
--- a/mm/z3fold.c
+++ b/mm/z3fold.c
@@ -253,9 +253,8 @@ static inline void z3fold_page_unlock(struct z3fold_header *zhdr)
 	spin_unlock(&zhdr->page_lock);
 }
 
-
-static inline struct z3fold_header *__get_z3fold_header(unsigned long handle,
-							bool lock)
+/* return locked z3fold page if it's not headless */
+static inline struct z3fold_header *get_z3fold_header(unsigned long handle)
 {
 	struct z3fold_buddy_slots *slots;
 	struct z3fold_header *zhdr;
@@ -269,13 +268,12 @@ static inline struct z3fold_header *__get_z3fold_header(unsigned long handle,
 			read_lock(&slots->lock);
 			addr = *(unsigned long *)handle;
 			zhdr = (struct z3fold_header *)(addr & PAGE_MASK);
-			if (lock)
-				locked = z3fold_page_trylock(zhdr);
+			locked = z3fold_page_trylock(zhdr);
 			read_unlock(&slots->lock);
 			if (locked)
 				break;
 			cpu_relax();
-		} while (lock);
+		} while (true);
 	} else {
 		zhdr = (struct z3fold_header *)(handle & PAGE_MASK);
 	}
@@ -283,18 +281,6 @@ static inline struct z3fold_header *__get_z3fold_header(unsigned long handle,
 	return zhdr;
 }
 
-/* Returns the z3fold page where a given handle is stored */
-static inline struct z3fold_header *handle_to_z3fold_header(unsigned long h)
-{
-	return __get_z3fold_header(h, false);
-}
-
-/* return locked z3fold page if it's not headless */
-static inline struct z3fold_header *get_z3fold_header(unsigned long h)
-{
-	return __get_z3fold_header(h, true);
-}
-
 static inline void put_z3fold_header(struct z3fold_header *zhdr)
 {
 	struct page *page = virt_to_page(zhdr);