diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index ff79e257a861..420a7706641e 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -3362,7 +3362,6 @@ unsigned long wp_shared_mapping_range(struct address_space *mapping,
 extern int sysctl_nr_trim_pages;
 extern bool pte_map_lock_addr(struct vm_fault *vmf, unsigned long addr);
 extern int reclaim_shmem_address_space(struct address_space *mapping);
-extern int reclaim_pages_from_list(struct list_head *page_list);
 
 /**
  * seal_check_future_write - Check for F_SEAL_FUTURE_WRITE flag and handle it
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index 8fb9d2ddec70..0ed98d632eaa 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -4311,7 +4311,6 @@ int reclaim_shmem_address_space(struct address_space *mapping)
 	pgoff_t start = 0;
 	struct page *page;
 	LIST_HEAD(page_list);
-	int reclaimed;
 	XA_STATE(xas, &mapping->i_pages, start);
 
 	if (!shmem_mapping(mapping))
@@ -4329,8 +4328,6 @@ int reclaim_shmem_address_space(struct address_space *mapping)
 			continue;
 
 		list_add(&page->lru, &page_list);
-		inc_node_page_state(page, NR_ISOLATED_ANON +
-				page_is_file_lru(page));
 
 		if (need_resched()) {
 			xas_pause(&xas);
@@ -4338,9 +4335,8 @@ int reclaim_shmem_address_space(struct address_space *mapping)
 		}
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	reclaimed = reclaim_pages_from_list(&page_list);
 
-	return reclaimed;
+	return reclaim_pages(&page_list);
 #else
 	return 0;
 #endif
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 24b0c38c2c5c..e9789e8e7a6a 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -1564,36 +1564,6 @@ unsigned int reclaim_clean_pages_from_list(struct zone *zone,
 	return nr_reclaimed;
 }
 
-int reclaim_pages_from_list(struct list_head *page_list)
-{
-	struct scan_control sc = {
-		.gfp_mask = GFP_KERNEL,
-		.priority = DEF_PRIORITY,
-		.may_writepage = 1,
-		.may_unmap = 1,
-		.may_swap = 1,
-	};
-	unsigned long nr_reclaimed;
-	struct reclaim_stat dummy_stat;
-	struct page *page;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(page, page_list, lru)
-		ClearPageActive(page);
-
-	nr_reclaimed = shrink_page_list(page_list, NULL, &sc,
-				&dummy_stat, false);
-	while (!list_empty(page_list)) {
-
-		page = lru_to_page(page_list);
-		list_del(&page->lru);
-		dec_node_page_state(page, NR_ISOLATED_ANON +
-				page_is_file_lru(page));
-		putback_lru_page(page);
-	}
-
-	return nr_reclaimed;
-}
-
 /*
  * Attempt to remove the specified page from its LRU.  Only take this page
  * if it is of the appropriate PageActive status.  Pages which are being