diff --git a/include/linux/trace_events.h b/include/linux/trace_events.h
index 3aa05593a53f..4130a5497d40 100644
--- a/include/linux/trace_events.h
+++ b/include/linux/trace_events.h
@@ -529,8 +529,6 @@ extern int trace_event_raw_init(struct trace_event_call *call);
 extern int trace_define_field(struct trace_event_call *call, const char *type,
 			      const char *name, int offset, int size,
 			      int is_signed, int filter_type);
-extern int trace_add_event_call_nolock(struct trace_event_call *call);
-extern int trace_remove_event_call_nolock(struct trace_event_call *call);
 extern int trace_add_event_call(struct trace_event_call *call);
 extern int trace_remove_event_call(struct trace_event_call *call);
 extern int trace_event_get_offsets(struct trace_event_call *call);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index a3b157f689ee..bd0162c0467c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -2305,7 +2305,8 @@ __trace_early_add_new_event(struct trace_event_call *call,
 struct ftrace_module_file_ops;
 static void __add_event_to_tracers(struct trace_event_call *call);
 
-int trace_add_event_call_nolock(struct trace_event_call *call)
+/* Add an additional event_call dynamically */
+int trace_add_event_call(struct trace_event_call *call)
 {
 	int ret;
 	lockdep_assert_held(&event_mutex);
@@ -2320,17 +2321,6 @@ int trace_add_event_call_nolock(struct trace_event_call *call)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Add an additional event_call dynamically */
-int trace_add_event_call(struct trace_event_call *call)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
-	ret = trace_add_event_call_nolock(call);
-	mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /*
  * Must be called under locking of trace_types_lock, event_mutex and
  * trace_event_sem.
@@ -2376,8 +2366,8 @@ static int probe_remove_event_call(struct trace_event_call *call)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* no event_mutex version */
-int trace_remove_event_call_nolock(struct trace_event_call *call)
+/* Remove an event_call */
+int trace_remove_event_call(struct trace_event_call *call)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -2392,18 +2382,6 @@ int trace_remove_event_call_nolock(struct trace_event_call *call)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Remove an event_call */
-int trace_remove_event_call(struct trace_event_call *call)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	mutex_lock(&event_mutex);
-	ret = trace_remove_event_call_nolock(call);
-	mutex_unlock(&event_mutex);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 #define for_each_event(event, start, end)			\
 	for (event = start;					\
 	     (unsigned long)event < (unsigned long)end;		\
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 21e4954375a1..82e72c48a5a9 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ static int register_synth_event(struct synth_event *event)
 	call->data = event;
 	call->tp = event->tp;
 
-	ret = trace_add_event_call_nolock(call);
+	ret = trace_add_event_call(call);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_warn("Failed to register synthetic event: %s\n",
 			trace_event_name(call));
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static int register_synth_event(struct synth_event *event)
 
 	ret = set_synth_event_print_fmt(call);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		trace_remove_event_call_nolock(call);
+		trace_remove_event_call(call);
 		goto err;
 	}
  out:
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ static int unregister_synth_event(struct synth_event *event)
 	struct trace_event_call *call = &event->call;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = trace_remove_event_call_nolock(call);
+	ret = trace_remove_event_call(call);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
index bdf8c2ad5152..0e0f7b8024fb 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ static int register_kprobe_event(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 		kfree(call->print_fmt);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
-	ret = trace_add_event_call_nolock(call);
+	ret = trace_add_event_call(call);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_info("Failed to register kprobe event: %s\n",
 			trace_event_name(call));
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ static int unregister_kprobe_event(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 	int ret;
 
 	/* tp->event is unregistered in trace_remove_event_call() */
-	ret = trace_remove_event_call_nolock(&tk->tp.call);
+	ret = trace_remove_event_call(&tk->tp.call);
 	if (!ret)
 		kfree(tk->tp.call.print_fmt);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
index 4a7b21c891f3..e335576b9411 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_uprobe.c
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ static int register_uprobe_event(struct trace_uprobe *tu)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	ret = trace_add_event_call_nolock(call);
+	ret = trace_add_event_call(call);
 
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_info("Failed to register uprobe event: %s\n",
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ static int unregister_uprobe_event(struct trace_uprobe *tu)
 	int ret;
 
 	/* tu->event is unregistered in trace_remove_event_call() */
-	ret = trace_remove_event_call_nolock(&tu->tp.call);
+	ret = trace_remove_event_call(&tu->tp.call);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	kfree(tu->tp.call.print_fmt);