diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index ce1590933995..ee755bb4e1c1 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -3330,8 +3330,6 @@ vm_fault_t vmf_insert_pfn_prot(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 			unsigned long pfn, pgprot_t pgprot);
 vm_fault_t vmf_insert_mixed(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 			pfn_t pfn);
-vm_fault_t vmf_insert_mixed_prot(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
-			pfn_t pfn, pgprot_t pgprot);
 vm_fault_t vmf_insert_mixed_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		unsigned long addr, pfn_t pfn);
 int vm_iomap_memory(struct vm_area_struct *vma, phys_addr_t start, unsigned long len);
diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index 3a028db80ffb..5ef0d0da328a 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -502,12 +502,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct {
 	};
 
 	struct mm_struct *vm_mm;	/* The address space we belong to. */
-
-	/*
-	 * Access permissions of this VMA.
-	 * See vmf_insert_mixed_prot() for discussion.
-	 */
-	pgprot_t vm_page_prot;
+	pgprot_t vm_page_prot;          /* Access permissions of this VMA. */
 
 	/*
 	 * Flags, see mm.h.
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 7ca7951adcf5..ee6bcd747867 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -2147,8 +2147,20 @@ static vm_fault_t insert_pfn(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
  * vmf_insert_pfn_prot should only be used if using multiple VMAs is
  * impractical.
  *
- * See vmf_insert_mixed_prot() for a discussion of the implication of using
- * a value of @pgprot different from that of @vma->vm_page_prot.
+ * pgprot typically only differs from @vma->vm_page_prot when drivers set
+ * caching- and encryption bits different than those of @vma->vm_page_prot,
+ * because the caching- or encryption mode may not be known at mmap() time.
+ *
+ * This is ok as long as @vma->vm_page_prot is not used by the core vm
+ * to set caching and encryption bits for those vmas (except for COW pages).
+ * This is ensured by core vm only modifying these page table entries using
+ * functions that don't touch caching- or encryption bits, using pte_modify()
+ * if needed. (See for example mprotect()).
+ *
+ * Also when new page-table entries are created, this is only done using the
+ * fault() callback, and never using the value of vma->vm_page_prot,
+ * except for page-table entries that point to anonymous pages as the result
+ * of COW.
  *
  * Context: Process context.  May allocate using %GFP_KERNEL.
  * Return: vm_fault_t value.
@@ -2223,9 +2235,9 @@ static bool vm_mixed_ok(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pfn_t pfn)
 }
 
 static vm_fault_t __vm_insert_mixed(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-		unsigned long addr, pfn_t pfn, pgprot_t pgprot,
-		bool mkwrite)
+		unsigned long addr, pfn_t pfn, bool mkwrite)
 {
+	pgprot_t pgprot = vma->vm_page_prot;
 	int err;
 
 	BUG_ON(!vm_mixed_ok(vma, pfn));
@@ -2268,43 +2280,10 @@ static vm_fault_t __vm_insert_mixed(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	return VM_FAULT_NOPAGE;
 }
 
-/**
- * vmf_insert_mixed_prot - insert single pfn into user vma with specified pgprot
- * @vma: user vma to map to
- * @addr: target user address of this page
- * @pfn: source kernel pfn
- * @pgprot: pgprot flags for the inserted page
- *
- * This is exactly like vmf_insert_mixed(), except that it allows drivers
- * to override pgprot on a per-page basis.
- *
- * Typically this function should be used by drivers to set caching- and
- * encryption bits different than those of @vma->vm_page_prot, because
- * the caching- or encryption mode may not be known at mmap() time.
- * This is ok as long as @vma->vm_page_prot is not used by the core vm
- * to set caching and encryption bits for those vmas (except for COW pages).
- * This is ensured by core vm only modifying these page table entries using
- * functions that don't touch caching- or encryption bits, using pte_modify()
- * if needed. (See for example mprotect()).
- * Also when new page-table entries are created, this is only done using the
- * fault() callback, and never using the value of vma->vm_page_prot,
- * except for page-table entries that point to anonymous pages as the result
- * of COW.
- *
- * Context: Process context.  May allocate using %GFP_KERNEL.
- * Return: vm_fault_t value.
- */
-vm_fault_t vmf_insert_mixed_prot(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
-				 pfn_t pfn, pgprot_t pgprot)
-{
-	return __vm_insert_mixed(vma, addr, pfn, pgprot, false);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmf_insert_mixed_prot);
-
 vm_fault_t vmf_insert_mixed(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 		pfn_t pfn)
 {
-	return __vm_insert_mixed(vma, addr, pfn, vma->vm_page_prot, false);
+	return __vm_insert_mixed(vma, addr, pfn, false);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmf_insert_mixed);
 
@@ -2316,7 +2295,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmf_insert_mixed);
 vm_fault_t vmf_insert_mixed_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		unsigned long addr, pfn_t pfn)
 {
-	return __vm_insert_mixed(vma, addr, pfn, vma->vm_page_prot, true);
+	return __vm_insert_mixed(vma, addr, pfn, true);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmf_insert_mixed_mkwrite);
 
