diff --git a/include/linux/mnt_namespace.h b/include/linux/mnt_namespace.h
index 3a05929..299d11a 100644
--- a/include/linux/mnt_namespace.h
+++ b/include/linux/mnt_namespace.h
@@ -26,14 +26,7 @@
 
 extern struct mnt_namespace *copy_mnt_ns(unsigned long, struct mnt_namespace *,
 		struct fs_struct *);
-extern void __put_mnt_ns(struct mnt_namespace *ns);
-
-static inline void put_mnt_ns(struct mnt_namespace *ns)
-{
-	if (atomic_dec_and_lock(&ns->count, &vfsmount_lock))
-		/* releases vfsmount_lock */
-		__put_mnt_ns(ns);
-}
+extern void put_mnt_ns(struct mnt_namespace *ns);
 
 static inline void exit_mnt_ns(struct task_struct *p)
 {