diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index b6f22f219389..d1c7c69a20dd 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -687,17 +687,6 @@ bool blk_attempt_plug_merge(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio,
 	return false;
 }
 
-void blk_init_request_from_bio(struct request *req, struct bio *bio)
-{
-	if (bio->bi_opf & REQ_RAHEAD)
-		req->cmd_flags |= REQ_FAILFAST_MASK;
-
-	req->__sector = bio->bi_iter.bi_sector;
-	req->write_hint = bio->bi_write_hint;
-	blk_rq_bio_prep(req->q, req, bio);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_init_request_from_bio);
-
 static void handle_bad_sector(struct bio *bio, sector_t maxsector)
 {
 	char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index ce0f5f4ede70..61457bffa55f 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -1766,7 +1766,12 @@ void blk_mq_flush_plug_list(struct blk_plug *plug, bool from_schedule)
 
 static void blk_mq_bio_to_request(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio)
 {
-	blk_init_request_from_bio(rq, bio);
+	if (bio->bi_opf & REQ_RAHEAD)
+		rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_FAILFAST_MASK;
+
+	rq->__sector = bio->bi_iter.bi_sector;
+	rq->write_hint = bio->bi_write_hint;
+	blk_rq_bio_prep(rq->q, rq, bio);
 
 	blk_account_io_start(rq, true);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c b/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c
index 4f20a10b39d3..ba009d4c9dfa 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/lightnvm.c
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ static struct request *nvme_nvm_alloc_request(struct request_queue *q,
 	rq->cmd_flags &= ~REQ_FAILFAST_DRIVER;
 
 	if (rqd->bio)
-		blk_init_request_from_bio(rq, rqd->bio);
+		blk_rq_append_bio(rq, &rqd->bio);
 	else
 		rq->ioprio = IOPRIO_PRIO_VALUE(IOPRIO_CLASS_BE, IOPRIO_NORM);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index ad49a775c54f..2d4dfe82767a 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -828,7 +828,6 @@ extern void blk_unregister_queue(struct gendisk *disk);
 extern blk_qc_t generic_make_request(struct bio *bio);
 extern blk_qc_t direct_make_request(struct bio *bio);
 extern void blk_rq_init(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq);
-extern void blk_init_request_from_bio(struct request *req, struct bio *bio);
 extern void blk_put_request(struct request *);
 extern struct request *blk_get_request(struct request_queue *, unsigned int op,
 				       blk_mq_req_flags_t flags);