diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 1279e27c2c6d..4c83a94b4bdc 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static void io_prep_async_link(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	}
 }
 
-static void io_queue_iowq(struct io_kiocb *req)
+void io_queue_iowq(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
 	struct io_uring_task *tctx = req->tctx;
 
@@ -435,17 +435,6 @@ static void io_queue_iowq(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	io_wq_enqueue(tctx->io_wq, &req->work);
 }
 
-static void io_req_queue_iowq_tw(struct io_tw_req tw_req, io_tw_token_t tw)
-{
-	io_queue_iowq(tw_req.req);
-}
-
-void io_req_queue_iowq(struct io_kiocb *req)
-{
-	req->io_task_work.func = io_req_queue_iowq_tw;
-	io_req_task_work_add(req);
-}
-
 unsigned io_linked_nr(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
 	struct io_kiocb *tmp;
diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.h b/io_uring/io_uring.h
index cb736b815422..dfe26a9c21bf 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.h
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.h
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ __cold void io_uring_drop_tctx_refs(struct task_struct *task);
 
 int io_ring_add_registered_file(struct io_uring_task *tctx, struct file *file,
 				     int start, int end);
-void io_req_queue_iowq(struct io_kiocb *req);
+void io_queue_iowq(struct io_kiocb *req);
 
 int io_poll_issue(struct io_kiocb *req, io_tw_token_t tw);
 int io_submit_sqes(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, unsigned int nr);
diff --git a/io_uring/uring_cmd.c b/io_uring/uring_cmd.c
index 7b25dcd9d05f..5525267d2e03 100644
--- a/io_uring/uring_cmd.c
+++ b/io_uring/uring_cmd.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ void io_uring_cmd_issue_blocking(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd)
 {
 	struct io_kiocb *req = cmd_to_io_kiocb(ioucmd);
 
-	io_req_queue_iowq(req);
+	io_queue_iowq(req);
 }
 
 int io_cmd_poll_multishot(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd,