diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 6cac5ce..a029a14 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@
 	__pipe_unlock(pipe);
 
 	if (kill)
-		__free_pipe_info(pipe);
+		free_pipe_info(pipe);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void __free_pipe_info(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe)
+void free_pipe_info(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe)
 {
 	int i;
 
@@ -810,12 +810,6 @@
 	kfree(pipe);
 }
 
-void free_pipe_info(struct inode *inode)
-{
-	__free_pipe_info(inode->i_pipe);
-	inode->i_pipe = NULL;
-}
-
 static struct vfsmount *pipe_mnt __read_mostly;
 
 /*
@@ -911,12 +905,12 @@
 err_file:
 	put_filp(f);
 err_dentry:
-	free_pipe_info(inode);
+	free_pipe_info(inode->i_pipe);
 	path_put(&path);
 	return err;
 
 err_inode:
-	free_pipe_info(inode);
+	free_pipe_info(inode->i_pipe);
 	iput(inode);
 	return err;
 }
@@ -1039,7 +1033,7 @@
 		if (unlikely(inode->i_pipe)) {
 			inode->i_pipe->files++;
 			spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-			__free_pipe_info(pipe);
+			free_pipe_info(pipe);
 			pipe = inode->i_pipe;
 		} else {
 			inode->i_pipe = pipe;
@@ -1143,7 +1137,7 @@
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	__pipe_unlock(pipe);
 	if (kill)
-		__free_pipe_info(pipe);
+		free_pipe_info(pipe);
 	return ret;
 }