diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index 4559b5fec3bd..beae7c55c84c 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -436,18 +436,6 @@ void put_files_struct(struct files_struct *files)
 	}
 }
 
-void reset_files_struct(struct files_struct *files)
-{
-	struct task_struct *tsk = current;
-	struct files_struct *old;
-
-	old = tsk->files;
-	task_lock(tsk);
-	tsk->files = files;
-	task_unlock(tsk);
-	put_files_struct(old);
-}
-
 void exit_files(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	struct files_struct * files = tsk->files;
diff --git a/include/linux/fdtable.h b/include/linux/fdtable.h
index f46a084b60b2..7cc9885044d9 100644
--- a/include/linux/fdtable.h
+++ b/include/linux/fdtable.h
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ struct task_struct;
 
 struct files_struct *get_files_struct(struct task_struct *);
 void put_files_struct(struct files_struct *fs);
-void reset_files_struct(struct files_struct *);
 int unshare_files(void);
 struct files_struct *dup_fd(struct files_struct *, unsigned, int *) __latent_entropy;
 void do_close_on_exec(struct files_struct *);