diff --git a/fs/crypto/keyring.c b/fs/crypto/keyring.c
index 250a0754b0ba..6d440e2210ca 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/keyring.c
+++ b/fs/crypto/keyring.c
@@ -867,34 +867,12 @@ static int check_for_busy_inodes(struct super_block *sb,
 	return -EBUSY;
 }
 
-static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(fscrypt_key_removal_notifiers);
-
-/*
- * Register a function to be executed when the FS_IOC_REMOVE_ENCRYPTION_KEY
- * ioctl has removed a key and is about to try evicting inodes.
- */
-int fscrypt_register_key_removal_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
-{
-	return blocking_notifier_chain_register(&fscrypt_key_removal_notifiers,
-						nb);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fscrypt_register_key_removal_notifier);
-
-int fscrypt_unregister_key_removal_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
-{
-	return blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&fscrypt_key_removal_notifiers,
-						  nb);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fscrypt_unregister_key_removal_notifier);
-
 static int try_to_lock_encrypted_files(struct super_block *sb,
 				       struct fscrypt_master_key *mk)
 {
 	int err1;
 	int err2;
 
-	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&fscrypt_key_removal_notifiers, 0, NULL);
-
 	/*
 	 * An inode can't be evicted while it is dirty or has dirty pages.
 	 * Thus, we first have to clean the inodes in ->mk_decrypted_inodes.
diff --git a/include/linux/fscrypt.h b/include/linux/fscrypt.h
index 516f5647b7d9..56eec073b2be 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscrypt.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscrypt.h
@@ -177,8 +177,6 @@ int fscrypt_ioctl_add_key(struct file *filp, void __user *arg);
 int fscrypt_ioctl_remove_key(struct file *filp, void __user *arg);
 int fscrypt_ioctl_remove_key_all_users(struct file *filp, void __user *arg);
 int fscrypt_ioctl_get_key_status(struct file *filp, void __user *arg);
-int fscrypt_register_key_removal_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
-int fscrypt_unregister_key_removal_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 
 /* keysetup.c */
 int fscrypt_get_encryption_info(struct inode *inode);
@@ -386,18 +384,6 @@ static inline int fscrypt_ioctl_get_key_status(struct file *filp,
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
-static inline int fscrypt_register_key_removal_notifier(
-						struct notifier_block *nb)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static inline int fscrypt_unregister_key_removal_notifier(
-						struct notifier_block *nb)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* keysetup.c */
 static inline int fscrypt_get_encryption_info(struct inode *inode)
 {