diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index 5864d5088e27..fd9243e9a1b2 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -3147,7 +3147,7 @@ void ceph_put_wrbuffer_cap_refs(struct ceph_inode_info *ci, int nr,
 		wake_up_all(&ci->i_cap_wq);
 	while (put-- > 0) {
 		/* avoid calling iput_final() in osd dispatch threads */
-		ceph_async_iput(inode);
+		iput(inode);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -4136,7 +4136,7 @@ void ceph_handle_caps(struct ceph_mds_session *session,
 done_unlocked:
 	ceph_put_string(extra_info.pool_ns);
 	/* avoid calling iput_final() in mds dispatch threads */
-	ceph_async_iput(inode);
+	iput(inode);
 	return;
 
 flush_cap_releases:
@@ -4179,7 +4179,7 @@ void ceph_check_delayed_caps(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc)
 			dout("check_delayed_caps on %p\n", inode);
 			ceph_check_caps(ci, 0, NULL);
 			/* avoid calling iput_final() in tick thread */
-			ceph_async_iput(inode);
+			iput(inode);
 			spin_lock(&mdsc->cap_delay_lock);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ceph/inode.c b/fs/ceph/inode.c
index 6034821c9d63..5f1c27caf0b6 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/inode.c
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@ static int readdir_prepopulate_inodes_only(struct ceph_mds_request *req,
 		}
 
 		/* avoid calling iput_final() in mds dispatch threads */
-		ceph_async_iput(in);
+		iput(in);
 	}
 
 	return err;
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ int ceph_readdir_prepopulate(struct ceph_mds_request *req,
 					ihold(in);
 					discard_new_inode(in);
 				}
-				ceph_async_iput(in);
+				iput(in);
 			}
 			d_drop(dn);
 			err = ret;
@@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@ int ceph_readdir_prepopulate(struct ceph_mds_request *req,
 			if (ceph_security_xattr_deadlock(in)) {
 				dout(" skip splicing dn %p to inode %p"
 				     " (security xattr deadlock)\n", dn, in);
-				ceph_async_iput(in);
+				iput(in);
 				skipped++;
 				goto next_item;
 			}
@@ -1834,25 +1834,6 @@ bool ceph_inode_set_size(struct inode *inode, loff_t size)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * Put reference to inode, but avoid calling iput_final() in current thread.
- * iput_final() may wait for reahahead pages. The wait can cause deadlock in
- * some contexts.
- */
-void ceph_async_iput(struct inode *inode)
-{
-	if (!inode)
-		return;
-	for (;;) {
-		if (atomic_add_unless(&inode->i_count, -1, 1))
-			break;
-		if (queue_work(ceph_inode_to_client(inode)->inode_wq,
-			       &ceph_inode(inode)->i_work))
-			break;
-		/* queue work failed, i_count must be at least 2 */
-	}
-}
-
 void ceph_queue_inode_work(struct inode *inode, int work_bit)
 {
 	struct ceph_fs_client *fsc = ceph_inode_to_client(inode);
diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index 87d3be10af25..1f960361b78e 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -825,13 +825,13 @@ void ceph_mdsc_release_request(struct kref *kref)
 	if (req->r_inode) {
 		ceph_put_cap_refs(ceph_inode(req->r_inode), CEPH_CAP_PIN);
 		/* avoid calling iput_final() in mds dispatch threads */
-		ceph_async_iput(req->r_inode);
+		iput(req->r_inode);
 	}
 	if (req->r_parent) {
 		ceph_put_cap_refs(ceph_inode(req->r_parent), CEPH_CAP_PIN);
-		ceph_async_iput(req->r_parent);
+		iput(req->r_parent);
 	}
-	ceph_async_iput(req->r_target_inode);
+	iput(req->r_target_inode);
 	if (req->r_dentry)
 		dput(req->r_dentry);
 	if (req->r_old_dentry)
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ void ceph_mdsc_release_request(struct kref *kref)
 		 */
 		ceph_put_cap_refs(ceph_inode(req->r_old_dentry_dir),
 				  CEPH_CAP_PIN);
-		ceph_async_iput(req->r_old_dentry_dir);
+		iput(req->r_old_dentry_dir);
 	}
 	kfree(req->r_path1);
 	kfree(req->r_path2);
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ static void __unregister_request(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 
 	if (req->r_unsafe_dir) {
 		/* avoid calling iput_final() in mds dispatch threads */
-		ceph_async_iput(req->r_unsafe_dir);
+		iput(req->r_unsafe_dir);
 		req->r_unsafe_dir = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ static int __choose_mds(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 		cap = rb_entry(rb_first(&ci->i_caps), struct ceph_cap, ci_node);
 	if (!cap) {
 		spin_unlock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
-		ceph_async_iput(inode);
+		iput(inode);
 		goto random;
 	}
 	mds = cap->session->s_mds;
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ static int __choose_mds(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 out:
 	/* avoid calling iput_final() while holding mdsc->mutex or
 	 * in mds dispatch threads */
-	ceph_async_iput(inode);
+	iput(inode);
 	return mds;
 
 random:
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ int ceph_iterate_session_caps(struct ceph_mds_session *session,
 		if (last_inode) {
 			/* avoid calling iput_final() while holding
 			 * s_mutex or in mds dispatch threads */
-			ceph_async_iput(last_inode);
+			iput(last_inode);
 			last_inode = NULL;
 		}
 		if (old_cap) {
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ int ceph_iterate_session_caps(struct ceph_mds_session *session,
 	session->s_cap_iterator = NULL;
 	spin_unlock(&session->s_cap_lock);
 
-	ceph_async_iput(last_inode);
+	iput(last_inode);
 	if (old_cap)
 		ceph_put_cap(session->s_mdsc, old_cap);
 
@@ -1723,7 +1723,7 @@ static void remove_session_caps(struct ceph_mds_session *session)
 
 			inode = ceph_find_inode(sb, vino);
 			 /* avoid calling iput_final() while holding s_mutex */
-			ceph_async_iput(inode);
+			iput(inode);
 
 			spin_lock(&session->s_cap_lock);
 		}
@@ -4370,7 +4370,7 @@ static void handle_lease(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&session->s_mutex);
 	/* avoid calling iput_final() in mds dispatch threads */
-	ceph_async_iput(inode);
+	iput(inode);
 	return;
 
 bad:
diff --git a/fs/ceph/quota.c b/fs/ceph/quota.c
index 4e32c9600ecc..988c6e04b327 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/quota.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/quota.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void ceph_handle_quota(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 	spin_unlock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
 
 	/* avoid calling iput_final() in dispatch thread */
-	ceph_async_iput(inode);
+	iput(inode);
 }
 
 static struct ceph_quotarealm_inode *
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static struct ceph_snap_realm *get_quota_realm(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 		ci = ceph_inode(in);
 		has_quota = __ceph_has_any_quota(ci);
 		/* avoid calling iput_final() while holding mdsc->snap_rwsem */
-		ceph_async_iput(in);
+		iput(in);
 
 		next = realm->parent;
 		if (has_quota || !next)
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static bool check_quota_exceeded(struct inode *inode, enum quota_check_op op,
 			exceeded = true; /* Just break the loop */
 		}
 		/* avoid calling iput_final() while holding mdsc->snap_rwsem */
-		ceph_async_iput(in);
+		iput(in);
 
 		next = realm->parent;
 		if (exceeded || !next)
diff --git a/fs/ceph/snap.c b/fs/ceph/snap.c
index afc7f4c32364..f928b02bcd31 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/snap.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/snap.c
@@ -679,13 +679,13 @@ static void queue_realm_cap_snaps(struct ceph_snap_realm *realm)
 		spin_unlock(&realm->inodes_with_caps_lock);
 		/* avoid calling iput_final() while holding
 		 * mdsc->snap_rwsem or in mds dispatch threads */
-		ceph_async_iput(lastinode);
+		iput(lastinode);
 		lastinode = inode;
 		ceph_queue_cap_snap(ci);
 		spin_lock(&realm->inodes_with_caps_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&realm->inodes_with_caps_lock);
-	ceph_async_iput(lastinode);
+	iput(lastinode);
 
 	dout("queue_realm_cap_snaps %p %llx done\n", realm, realm->ino);
 }
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ static void flush_snaps(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc)
 		ceph_flush_snaps(ci, &session);
 		/* avoid calling iput_final() while holding
 		 * session->s_mutex or in mds dispatch threads */
-		ceph_async_iput(inode);
+		iput(inode);
 		spin_lock(&mdsc->snap_flush_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&mdsc->snap_flush_lock);
@@ -985,12 +985,12 @@ void ceph_handle_snap(struct ceph_mds_client *mdsc,
 
 			/* avoid calling iput_final() while holding
 			 * mdsc->snap_rwsem or mds in dispatch threads */
-			ceph_async_iput(inode);
+			iput(inode);
 			continue;
 
 skip_inode:
 			spin_unlock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
-			ceph_async_iput(inode);
+			iput(inode);
 		}
 
 		/* we may have taken some of the old realm's children. */
diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.h b/fs/ceph/super.h
index 31f0be9120dd..6b6332a5c113 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.h
@@ -988,8 +988,6 @@ extern int ceph_inode_holds_cap(struct inode *inode, int mask);
 extern bool ceph_inode_set_size(struct inode *inode, loff_t size);
 extern void __ceph_do_pending_vmtruncate(struct inode *inode);
 
-extern void ceph_async_iput(struct inode *inode);
-
 void ceph_queue_inode_work(struct inode *inode, int work_bit);
 
 static inline void ceph_queue_vmtruncate(struct inode *inode)
