diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 039f9c8a95e8..86f5c273c9ec 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -5505,7 +5505,7 @@ static __be32 nfsd_test_lock(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct
 	__be32 err = nfsd_open(rqstp, fhp, S_IFREG, NFSD_MAY_READ, &file);
 	if (!err) {
 		err = nfserrno(vfs_test_lock(file, lock));
-		nfsd_close(file);
+		fput(file);
 	}
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 84d770be056e..a30e79900086 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, umode_t type,
 
 	host_err = ima_file_check(file, may_flags, 0);
 	if (host_err) {
-		nfsd_close(file);
+		fput(file);
 		goto out_nfserr;
 	}
 
@@ -761,15 +761,6 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-/*
- * Close a file.
- */
-void
-nfsd_close(struct file *filp)
-{
-	fput(filp);
-}
-
 /*
  * Obtain the readahead parameters for the file
  * specified by (dev, ino).
@@ -1040,7 +1031,7 @@ void nfsd_put_tmp_read_open(struct file *file, struct raparms *ra)
 		ra->p_count--;
 		spin_unlock(&rab->pb_lock);
 	}
-	nfsd_close(file);
+	fput(file);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1093,7 +1084,7 @@ nfsd_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 		if (cnt)
 			err = nfsd_vfs_write(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, vec, vlen,
 					     cnt, stablep);
-		nfsd_close(file);
+		fput(file);
 	}
 out:
 	return err;
@@ -1138,7 +1129,7 @@ nfsd_commit(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 			err = nfserr_notsupp;
 	}
 
-	nfsd_close(file);
+	fput(file);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1977,7 +1968,7 @@ nfsd_readdir(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, loff_t *offsetp,
 	if (err == nfserr_eof || err == nfserr_toosmall)
 		err = nfs_ok; /* can still be found in ->err */
 out_close:
-	nfsd_close(file);
+	fput(file);
 out:
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
index 2050cb016998..17a5e0db6a77 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ __be32		nfsd_commit(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFSD_V3 */
 __be32		nfsd_open(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, umode_t,
 				int, struct file **);
-void		nfsd_close(struct file *);
 struct raparms;
 __be32		nfsd_get_tmp_read_open(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
 				struct file **, struct raparms **);