diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/umem.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/umem.c
index b57dbb14de8378..c1ab6a4f2bc386 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/umem.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/umem.c
@@ -350,18 +350,6 @@ void ib_umem_release(struct ib_umem *umem)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_umem_release);
 
-int ib_umem_page_count(struct ib_umem *umem)
-{
-	int i, n = 0;
-	struct scatterlist *sg;
-
-	for_each_sg(umem->sg_head.sgl, sg, umem->nmap, i)
-		n += sg_dma_len(sg) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-
-	return n;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_umem_page_count);
-
 /*
  * Copy from the given ib_umem's pages to the given buffer.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c
index 8a3436994f8097..f62afc13d34885 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/cq.c
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ static int mlx4_ib_get_cq_umem(struct mlx4_ib_dev *dev, struct ib_udata *udata,
 	if (IS_ERR(*umem))
 		return PTR_ERR(*umem);
 
-	n = ib_umem_page_count(*umem);
 	shift = mlx4_ib_umem_calc_optimal_mtt_size(*umem, 0, &n);
 	err = mlx4_mtt_init(dev->dev, n, shift, &buf->mtt);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mr.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mr.c
index 1d5ef0de12c950..bfb779b5eeb3d2 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mr.c
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ int mlx4_ib_umem_calc_optimal_mtt_size(struct ib_umem *umem, u64 start_va,
 	u64 total_len = 0;
 	int i;
 
+	*num_of_mtts = ib_umem_num_dma_blocks(umem, PAGE_SIZE);
+
 	for_each_sg(umem->sg_head.sgl, sg, umem->nmap, i) {
 		/*
 		 * Initialization - save the first chunk start as the
@@ -421,7 +423,6 @@ struct ib_mr *mlx4_ib_reg_user_mr(struct ib_pd *pd, u64 start, u64 length,
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	n = ib_umem_page_count(mr->umem);
 	shift = mlx4_ib_umem_calc_optimal_mtt_size(mr->umem, start, &n);
 
 	err = mlx4_mr_alloc(dev->dev, to_mpd(pd)->pdn, virt_addr, length,
@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@ int mlx4_ib_rereg_user_mr(struct ib_mr *mr, int flags,
 			mmr->umem = NULL;
 			goto release_mpt_entry;
 		}
-		n = ib_umem_page_count(mmr->umem);
+		n = ib_umem_num_dma_blocks(mmr->umem, PAGE_SIZE);
 		shift = PAGE_SHIFT;
 
 		err = mlx4_mr_rereg_mem_write(dev->dev, &mmr->mmr,
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
index 2975f350b9fd10..31839f95d44af9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/qp.c
@@ -922,7 +922,6 @@ static int create_rq(struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_qp_init_attr *init_attr,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	n = ib_umem_page_count(qp->umem);
 	shift = mlx4_ib_umem_calc_optimal_mtt_size(qp->umem, 0, &n);
 	err = mlx4_mtt_init(dev->dev, n, shift, &qp->mtt);
 
@@ -1117,7 +1116,6 @@ static int create_qp_common(struct ib_pd *pd, struct ib_qp_init_attr *init_attr,
 			goto err;
 		}
 
-		n = ib_umem_page_count(qp->umem);
 		shift = mlx4_ib_umem_calc_optimal_mtt_size(qp->umem, 0, &n);
 		err = mlx4_mtt_init(dev->dev, n, shift, &qp->mtt);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/srq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/srq.c
index 8f9d5035142d33..108b2d0118d064 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/srq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/srq.c
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@ int mlx4_ib_create_srq(struct ib_srq *ib_srq,
 		if (IS_ERR(srq->umem))
 			return PTR_ERR(srq->umem);
 
-		err = mlx4_mtt_init(dev->dev, ib_umem_page_count(srq->umem),
-				    PAGE_SHIFT, &srq->mtt);
+		err = mlx4_mtt_init(
+			dev->dev, ib_umem_num_dma_blocks(srq->umem, PAGE_SIZE),
+			PAGE_SHIFT, &srq->mtt);
 		if (err)
 			goto err_buf;
 
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_umem.h b/include/rdma/ib_umem.h
index 0f1ab3d8f77dea..fa556da3337c86 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_umem.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_umem.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ static inline void __rdma_umem_block_iter_start(struct ib_block_iter *biter,
 struct ib_umem *ib_umem_get(struct ib_device *device, unsigned long addr,
 			    size_t size, int access);
 void ib_umem_release(struct ib_umem *umem);
-int ib_umem_page_count(struct ib_umem *umem);
 int ib_umem_copy_from(void *dst, struct ib_umem *umem, size_t offset,
 		      size_t length);
 unsigned long ib_umem_find_best_pgsz(struct ib_umem *umem,
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@ static inline struct ib_umem *ib_umem_get(struct ib_device *device,
 	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 }
 static inline void ib_umem_release(struct ib_umem *umem) { }
-static inline int ib_umem_page_count(struct ib_umem *umem) { return 0; }
 static inline int ib_umem_copy_from(void *dst, struct ib_umem *umem, size_t offset,
 		      		    size_t length) {
 	return -EINVAL;
