diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 7c81887cc7e8..7588d3a0ced8 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -357,9 +357,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	int error;
 } read_descriptor_t;
 
-typedef int (*read_actor_t)(read_descriptor_t *, struct page *,
-		unsigned long, unsigned long);
-
 struct address_space_operations {
 	int (*writepage)(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 	int (*readpage)(struct file *, struct page *);