diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index cb19f1540d98..23292680adbd 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
-#include <linux/nfs_ssc.h>
 
 #include <uapi/linux/tls.h>
 
@@ -92,12 +91,6 @@ const struct super_operations nfs_sops = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_sops);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_2
-static const struct nfs_ssc_client_ops nfs_ssc_clnt_ops_tbl = {
-	.sco_sb_deactive = nfs_sb_deactive,
-};
-#endif
-
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NFS_V4)
 static int __init register_nfs4_fs(void)
 {
@@ -119,18 +112,6 @@ static void unregister_nfs4_fs(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_2
-static void nfs_ssc_register_ops(void)
-{
-	nfs_ssc_register(&nfs_ssc_clnt_ops_tbl);
-}
-
-static void nfs_ssc_unregister_ops(void)
-{
-	nfs_ssc_unregister(&nfs_ssc_clnt_ops_tbl);
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_2 */
-
 static struct shrinker *acl_shrinker;
 
 /*
@@ -163,9 +144,6 @@ int __init register_nfs_fs(void)
 
 	shrinker_register(acl_shrinker);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_2
-	nfs_ssc_register_ops();
-#endif
 	return 0;
 error_3:
 	nfs_unregister_sysctl();
@@ -185,9 +163,6 @@ void __exit unregister_nfs_fs(void)
 	shrinker_free(acl_shrinker);
 	nfs_unregister_sysctl();
 	unregister_nfs4_fs();
-#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_2
-	nfs_ssc_unregister_ops();
-#endif
 	unregister_filesystem(&nfs_fs_type);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs_common/nfs_ssc.c b/fs/nfs_common/nfs_ssc.c
index 832246b22c51..8d8b7344ab4f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs_common/nfs_ssc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs_common/nfs_ssc.c
@@ -47,45 +47,3 @@ void nfs42_ssc_unregister(const struct nfs4_ssc_client_ops *ops)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs42_ssc_unregister);
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_2 */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_NFS_V4_2
-/**
- * nfs_ssc_register - install the NFS_FS client ops in the nfs_ssc_client_tbl
- * @ops: NFS_FS ops to be installed
- *
- * Return values:
- *   None
- */
-void nfs_ssc_register(const struct nfs_ssc_client_ops *ops)
-{
-	nfs_ssc_client_tbl.ssc_nfs_ops = ops;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_ssc_register);
-
-/**
- * nfs_ssc_unregister - uninstall the NFS_FS client ops from
- *				the nfs_ssc_client_tbl
- * @ops: ops to be uninstalled
- *
- * Return values:
- *   None
- */
-void nfs_ssc_unregister(const struct nfs_ssc_client_ops *ops)
-{
-	if (nfs_ssc_client_tbl.ssc_nfs_ops != ops)
-		return;
-	nfs_ssc_client_tbl.ssc_nfs_ops = NULL;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_ssc_unregister);
-
-#else
-void nfs_ssc_register(const struct nfs_ssc_client_ops *ops)
-{
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_ssc_register);
-
-void nfs_ssc_unregister(const struct nfs_ssc_client_ops *ops)
-{
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_ssc_unregister);
-#endif /* CONFIG_NFS_V4_2 */
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index d4265ee3c73d..8a2742d248c0 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1698,8 +1698,6 @@ extern struct file *nfs42_ssc_open(struct vfsmount *ss_mnt,
 				   nfs4_stateid *stateid);
 extern void nfs42_ssc_close(struct file *filep);
 
-extern void nfs_sb_deactive(struct super_block *sb);
-
 #define NFSD42_INTERSSC_MOUNTOPS "vers=4.2,addr=%s,sec=sys"
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_ssc.h b/include/linux/nfs_ssc.h
index 22265b1ff080..ba236dba8975 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_ssc.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_ssc.h
@@ -21,16 +21,8 @@ struct nfs4_ssc_client_ops {
 	void (*sco_close)(struct file *filep);
 };
 
-/*
- * NFS_FS
- */
-struct nfs_ssc_client_ops {
-	void (*sco_sb_deactive)(struct super_block *sb);
-};
-
 struct nfs_ssc_client_ops_tbl {
 	const struct nfs4_ssc_client_ops *ssc_nfs4_ops;
-	const struct nfs_ssc_client_ops *ssc_nfs_ops;
 };
 
 extern void nfs42_ssc_register_ops(void);
@@ -67,15 +59,3 @@ struct nfsd4_ssc_umount_item {
 	struct vfsmount *nsui_vfsmount;
 	char nsui_ipaddr[RPC_MAX_ADDRBUFLEN + 1];
 };
-
-/*
- * NFS_FS
- */
-extern void nfs_ssc_register(const struct nfs_ssc_client_ops *ops);
-extern void nfs_ssc_unregister(const struct nfs_ssc_client_ops *ops);
-
-static inline void nfs_do_sb_deactive(struct super_block *sb)
-{
-	if (nfs_ssc_client_tbl.ssc_nfs_ops)
-		(*nfs_ssc_client_tbl.ssc_nfs_ops->sco_sb_deactive)(sb);
-}