diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index cbcf210d56e4..ba963a26cb19 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ const struct file_operations cifs_file_ops = {
 	.fsync = cifs_fsync,
 	.flush = cifs_flush,
 	.mmap  = cifs_file_mmap,
-	.splice_read = cifs_splice_read,
+	.splice_read = generic_file_splice_read,
 	.splice_write = iter_file_splice_write,
 	.llseek = cifs_llseek,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= cifs_ioctl,
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ const struct file_operations cifs_file_strict_ops = {
 	.fsync = cifs_strict_fsync,
 	.flush = cifs_flush,
 	.mmap = cifs_file_strict_mmap,
-	.splice_read = cifs_splice_read,
+	.splice_read = generic_file_splice_read,
 	.splice_write = iter_file_splice_write,
 	.llseek = cifs_llseek,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= cifs_ioctl,
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ const struct file_operations cifs_file_nobrl_ops = {
 	.fsync = cifs_fsync,
 	.flush = cifs_flush,
 	.mmap  = cifs_file_mmap,
-	.splice_read = cifs_splice_read,
+	.splice_read = generic_file_splice_read,
 	.splice_write = iter_file_splice_write,
 	.llseek = cifs_llseek,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= cifs_ioctl,
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ const struct file_operations cifs_file_strict_nobrl_ops = {
 	.fsync = cifs_strict_fsync,
 	.flush = cifs_flush,
 	.mmap = cifs_file_strict_mmap,
-	.splice_read = cifs_splice_read,
+	.splice_read = generic_file_splice_read,
 	.splice_write = iter_file_splice_write,
 	.llseek = cifs_llseek,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= cifs_ioctl,
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
index 71fe0a0a7992..8b239854e590 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
@@ -100,9 +100,6 @@ extern ssize_t cifs_strict_readv(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *to);
 extern ssize_t cifs_user_writev(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from);
 extern ssize_t cifs_direct_writev(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from);
 extern ssize_t cifs_strict_writev(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from);
-extern ssize_t cifs_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
-				struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, size_t len,
-				unsigned int flags);
 extern int cifs_flock(struct file *pfile, int cmd, struct file_lock *plock);
 extern int cifs_lock(struct file *, int, struct file_lock *);
 extern int cifs_fsync(struct file *, loff_t, loff_t, int);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 4d4a2d82636d..321f9b7c84c9 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -5066,19 +5066,3 @@ const struct address_space_operations cifs_addr_ops_smallbuf = {
 	.launder_folio = cifs_launder_folio,
 	.migrate_folio = filemap_migrate_folio,
 };
-
-/*
- * Splice data from a file into a pipe.
- */
-ssize_t cifs_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
-			 struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, size_t len,
-			 unsigned int flags)
-{
-	if (unlikely(*ppos >= file_inode(in)->i_sb->s_maxbytes))
-		return 0;
-	if (unlikely(!len))
-		return 0;
-	if (in->f_flags & O_DIRECT)
-		return direct_splice_read(in, ppos, pipe, len, flags);
-	return filemap_splice_read(in, ppos, pipe, len, flags);
-}
diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index abd21a455a2b..9c6adcd0a2e9 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -387,29 +387,13 @@ ssize_t generic_file_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 				 struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, size_t len,
 				 unsigned int flags)
 {
-	struct iov_iter to;
-	struct kiocb kiocb;
-	int ret;
-
-	iov_iter_pipe(&to, ITER_DEST, pipe, len);
-	init_sync_kiocb(&kiocb, in);
-	kiocb.ki_pos = *ppos;
-	ret = call_read_iter(in, &kiocb, &to);
-	if (ret > 0) {
-		*ppos = kiocb.ki_pos;
-		file_accessed(in);
-	} else if (ret < 0) {
-		/* free what was emitted */
-		pipe_discard_from(pipe, to.start_head);
-		/*
-		 * callers of ->splice_read() expect -EAGAIN on
-		 * "can't put anything in there", rather than -EFAULT.
-		 */
-		if (ret == -EFAULT)
-			ret = -EAGAIN;
-	}
-
-	return ret;
+	if (unlikely(*ppos >= file_inode(in)->i_sb->s_maxbytes))
+		return 0;
+	if (unlikely(!len))
+		return 0;
+	if (in->f_flags & O_DIRECT)
+		return direct_splice_read(in, ppos, pipe, len, flags);
+	return filemap_splice_read(in, ppos, pipe, len, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_file_splice_read);
 
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 2723104cc06a..3a93515ae2ed 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -2967,7 +2967,6 @@ ssize_t filemap_splice_read(struct file *in, loff_t *ppos,
 
 	return total_spliced ? total_spliced : error;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(filemap_splice_read);
 
 static inline loff_t folio_seek_hole_data(struct xa_state *xas,
 		struct address_space *mapping, struct folio *folio,
