diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 441bd39eab73..b19711b6dbc6 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -5140,7 +5140,6 @@ static inline void print_vma_addr(char *prefix, unsigned long rip)
 }
 #endif
 
-unsigned long section_map_size(void);
 struct page * __populate_section_memmap(unsigned long pfn,
 		unsigned long nr_pages, int nid, struct vmem_altmap *altmap,
 		struct dev_pagemap *pgmap);
diff --git a/mm/sparse.c b/mm/sparse.c
index d19c173b40fe..cc28bb41fdb1 100644
--- a/mm/sparse.c
+++ b/mm/sparse.c
@@ -208,23 +208,12 @@ void __init sparse_sections_init(void)
 		memory_present(nid, start, end);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP
-unsigned long __init section_map_size(void)
-{
-	return ALIGN(sizeof(struct page) * PAGES_PER_SECTION, PMD_SIZE);
-}
-
-#else
-unsigned long __init section_map_size(void)
-{
-	return PAGE_ALIGN(sizeof(struct page) * PAGES_PER_SECTION);
-}
-
+#ifndef CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP
 struct page __init *__populate_section_memmap(unsigned long pfn,
 		unsigned long nr_pages, int nid, struct vmem_altmap *altmap,
 		struct dev_pagemap *pgmap)
 {
-	unsigned long size = section_map_size();
+	const unsigned long size = PAGE_ALIGN(sizeof(struct page) * PAGES_PER_SECTION);
 
 	return memmap_alloc(size, size, __pa(MAX_DMA_ADDRESS), nid, false);
 }