diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index ab67ae30ccbf..8f70e3b59b91 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static int wake_exceptional_entry_func(wait_queue_entry_t *wait, unsigned int mo
  * correct waitqueue where tasks might be waiting for that old 'entry' and
  * wake them.
  */
-void dax_wake_mapping_entry_waiter(struct address_space *mapping,
+static void dax_wake_mapping_entry_waiter(struct address_space *mapping,
 		pgoff_t index, void *entry, bool wake_all)
 {
 	struct exceptional_entry_key key;
diff --git a/include/linux/dax.h b/include/linux/dax.h
index b3518559f0da..319e0d997446 100644
--- a/include/linux/dax.h
+++ b/include/linux/dax.h
@@ -123,8 +123,6 @@ int dax_iomap_fault(struct vm_fault *vmf, enum page_entry_size pe_size,
 int dax_delete_mapping_entry(struct address_space *mapping, pgoff_t index);
 int dax_invalidate_mapping_entry_sync(struct address_space *mapping,
 				      pgoff_t index);
-void dax_wake_mapping_entry_waiter(struct address_space *mapping,
-		pgoff_t index, void *entry, bool wake_all);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_DAX
 int __dax_zero_page_range(struct block_device *bdev,
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 65b4b6e7f7bd..dad935769055 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -130,17 +130,8 @@ static int page_cache_tree_insert(struct address_space *mapping,
 			return -EEXIST;
 
 		mapping->nrexceptional--;
-		if (!dax_mapping(mapping)) {
-			if (shadowp)
-				*shadowp = p;
-		} else {
-			/* DAX can replace empty locked entry with a hole */
-			WARN_ON_ONCE(p !=
-				dax_radix_locked_entry(0, RADIX_DAX_EMPTY));
-			/* Wakeup waiters for exceptional entry lock */
-			dax_wake_mapping_entry_waiter(mapping, page->index, p,
-						      true);
-		}
+		if (shadowp)
+			*shadowp = p;
 	}
 	__radix_tree_replace(&mapping->page_tree, node, slot, page,
 			     workingset_update_node, mapping);