diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
index aa55d0ba2a54..00a96054280a 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3xdr.c
@@ -82,26 +82,6 @@ svcxdr_decode_nfs_fh3(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static __be32 *
-decode_fh(__be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
-{
-	unsigned int size;
-	fh_init(fhp, NFS3_FHSIZE);
-	size = ntohl(*p++);
-	if (size > NFS3_FHSIZE)
-		return NULL;
-
-	memcpy(&fhp->fh_handle.fh_base, p, size);
-	fhp->fh_handle.fh_size = size;
-	return p + XDR_QUADLEN(size);
-}
-
-/* Helper function for NFSv3 ACL code */
-__be32 *nfs3svc_decode_fh(__be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
-{
-	return decode_fh(p, fhp);
-}
-
 static __be32 *
 encode_fh(__be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp)
 {
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h b/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h
index 7456aee74f3d..3e1578953f54 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/xdr3.h
@@ -307,8 +307,6 @@ int nfs3svc_encode_entry_plus(void *, const char *name,
 /* Helper functions for NFSv3 ACL code */
 __be32 *nfs3svc_encode_post_op_attr(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, __be32 *p,
 				struct svc_fh *fhp);
-__be32 *nfs3svc_decode_fh(__be32 *p, struct svc_fh *fhp);
 bool svcxdr_decode_nfs_fh3(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct svc_fh *fhp);
 
-
 #endif /* _LINUX_NFSD_XDR3_H */