diff --git a/fs/dcache.c b/fs/dcache.c
index e3634916ffb9..726a5be2747b 100644
--- a/fs/dcache.c
+++ b/fs/dcache.c
@@ -2687,52 +2687,6 @@ void d_add(struct dentry *entry, struct inode *inode)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_add);
 
-/**
- * d_exact_alias - find and hash an exact unhashed alias
- * @entry: dentry to add
- * @inode: The inode to go with this dentry
- *
- * If an unhashed dentry with the same name/parent and desired
- * inode already exists, hash and return it.  Otherwise, return
- * NULL.
- *
- * Parent directory should be locked.
- */
-struct dentry *d_exact_alias(struct dentry *entry, struct inode *inode)
-{
-	struct dentry *alias;
-	unsigned int hash = entry->d_name.hash;
-
-	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-	hlist_for_each_entry(alias, &inode->i_dentry, d_u.d_alias) {
-		/*
-		 * Don't need alias->d_lock here, because aliases with
-		 * d_parent == entry->d_parent are not subject to name or
-		 * parent changes, because the parent inode i_mutex is held.
-		 */
-		if (alias->d_name.hash != hash)
-			continue;
-		if (alias->d_parent != entry->d_parent)
-			continue;
-		if (!d_same_name(alias, entry->d_parent, &entry->d_name))
-			continue;
-		spin_lock(&alias->d_lock);
-		if (!d_unhashed(alias)) {
-			spin_unlock(&alias->d_lock);
-			alias = NULL;
-		} else {
-			dget_dlock(alias);
-			__d_rehash(alias);
-			spin_unlock(&alias->d_lock);
-		}
-		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-		return alias;
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-	return NULL;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(d_exact_alias);
-
 static void swap_names(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *target)
 {
 	if (unlikely(dname_external(target))) {
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index df9669d4ded7..0a46b193f18e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -3153,9 +3153,7 @@ static int _nfs4_open_and_get_state(struct nfs4_opendata *opendata,
 	if (d_really_is_negative(dentry)) {
 		struct dentry *alias;
 		d_drop(dentry);
-		alias = d_exact_alias(dentry, state->inode);
-		if (!alias)
-			alias = d_splice_alias(igrab(state->inode), dentry);
+		alias = d_splice_alias(igrab(state->inode), dentry);
 		/* d_splice_alias() can't fail here - it's a non-directory */
 		if (alias) {
 			dput(ctx->dentry);
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index 4afb60365675..8a63978187a4 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ extern struct dentry * d_splice_alias(struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 extern struct dentry * d_add_ci(struct dentry *, struct inode *, struct qstr *);
 extern bool d_same_name(const struct dentry *dentry, const struct dentry *parent,
 			const struct qstr *name);
-extern struct dentry * d_exact_alias(struct dentry *, struct inode *);
 extern struct dentry *d_find_any_alias(struct inode *inode);
 extern struct dentry * d_obtain_alias(struct inode *);
 extern struct dentry * d_obtain_root(struct inode *);