diff --git a/include/linux/umh.h b/include/linux/umh.h
index 73173c4a07e5..244aff638220 100644
--- a/include/linux/umh.h
+++ b/include/linux/umh.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ struct subprocess_info {
 	const char *path;
 	char **argv;
 	char **envp;
-	struct file *file;
 	int wait;
 	int retval;
 	int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new);
diff --git a/kernel/umh.c b/kernel/umh.c
index 3e4e453d45c8..6ca2096298b9 100644
--- a/kernel/umh.c
+++ b/kernel/umh.c
@@ -98,13 +98,9 @@ static int call_usermodehelper_exec_async(void *data)
 
 	commit_creds(new);
 
-	if (sub_info->file)
-		retval = do_execve_file(sub_info->file,
-					sub_info->argv, sub_info->envp);
-	else
-		retval = do_execve(getname_kernel(sub_info->path),
-				   (const char __user *const __user *)sub_info->argv,
-				   (const char __user *const __user *)sub_info->envp);
+	retval = do_execve(getname_kernel(sub_info->path),
+			   (const char __user *const __user *)sub_info->argv,
+			   (const char __user *const __user *)sub_info->envp);
 out:
 	sub_info->retval = retval;
 	/*