diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index d034210..4d07542 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1878,9 +1878,6 @@
 /*
  * find a task by one of its numerical ids
  *
- * find_task_by_pid_type_ns():
- *      it is the most generic call - it finds a task by all id,
- *      type and namespace specified
  * find_task_by_pid_ns():
  *      finds a task by its pid in the specified namespace
  * find_task_by_vpid():
@@ -1889,9 +1886,6 @@
  * see also find_vpid() etc in include/linux/pid.h
  */
 
-extern struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid_type_ns(int type, int pid,
-		struct pid_namespace *ns);
-
 extern struct task_struct *find_task_by_vpid(pid_t nr);
 extern struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid_ns(pid_t nr,
 		struct pid_namespace *ns);
diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
index b2e5f78..31310b5 100644
--- a/kernel/pid.c
+++ b/kernel/pid.c
@@ -378,26 +378,15 @@
 /*
  * Must be called under rcu_read_lock() or with tasklist_lock read-held.
  */
-struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid_type_ns(int type, int nr,
-		struct pid_namespace *ns)
+struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid_ns(pid_t nr, struct pid_namespace *ns)
 {
-	return pid_task(find_pid_ns(nr, ns), type);
+	return pid_task(find_pid_ns(nr, ns), PIDTYPE_PID);
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(find_task_by_pid_type_ns);
-
 struct task_struct *find_task_by_vpid(pid_t vnr)
 {
-	return find_task_by_pid_type_ns(PIDTYPE_PID, vnr,
-			current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
+	return find_task_by_pid_ns(vnr, current->nsproxy->pid_ns);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(find_task_by_vpid);
-
-struct task_struct *find_task_by_pid_ns(pid_t nr, struct pid_namespace *ns)
-{
-	return find_task_by_pid_type_ns(PIDTYPE_PID, nr, ns);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(find_task_by_pid_ns);
 
 struct pid *get_task_pid(struct task_struct *task, enum pid_type type)
 {