diff --git a/include/linux/mmzone.h b/include/linux/mmzone.h
index 628c13f19bec..5c052c08d9aa 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmzone.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmzone.h
@@ -2300,13 +2300,6 @@ static inline unsigned long next_valid_pfn(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long end_
 
 #endif
 
-static inline int pfn_in_present_section(unsigned long pfn)
-{
-	if (pfn_to_section_nr(pfn) >= NR_MEM_SECTIONS)
-		return 0;
-	return present_section(__pfn_to_section(pfn));
-}
-
 static inline unsigned long next_present_section_nr(unsigned long section_nr)
 {
 	while (++section_nr <= __highest_used_section_nr) {
@@ -2336,9 +2329,6 @@ static inline unsigned long next_present_section_nr(unsigned long section_nr)
 #else
 #define pfn_to_nid(pfn)		(0)
 #endif
-
-#else
-#define pfn_in_present_section pfn_valid
 #endif /* CONFIG_SPARSEMEM */
 
 /*