diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 17450058ea6d..d7de87e86994 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -1270,7 +1270,6 @@ void blk_io_schedule(void)
 	else
 		io_schedule();
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_io_schedule);
 
 int __init blk_dev_init(void)
 {