diff --git a/crypto/aead.c b/crypto/aead.c
index f794b30a9407..fe00cbd7243d 100644
--- a/crypto/aead.c
+++ b/crypto/aead.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ int aead_init_geniv(struct crypto_aead *aead)
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
-	ctx->sknull = crypto_get_default_null_skcipher2();
+	ctx->sknull = crypto_get_default_null_skcipher();
 	err = PTR_ERR(ctx->sknull);
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx->sknull))
 		goto out;
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ int aead_init_geniv(struct crypto_aead *aead)
 	return err;
 
 drop_null:
-	crypto_put_default_null_skcipher2();
+	crypto_put_default_null_skcipher();
 	goto out;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(aead_init_geniv);
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ void aead_exit_geniv(struct crypto_aead *tfm)
 	struct aead_geniv_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(tfm);
 
 	crypto_free_aead(ctx->child);
-	crypto_put_default_null_skcipher2();
+	crypto_put_default_null_skcipher();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(aead_exit_geniv);
 
diff --git a/crypto/algif_aead.c b/crypto/algif_aead.c
index 48b34e9c6834..1078061c49a2 100644
--- a/crypto/algif_aead.c
+++ b/crypto/algif_aead.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static void *aead_bind(const char *name, u32 type, u32 mask)
 		return ERR_CAST(aead);
 	}
 
-	null_tfm = crypto_get_default_null_skcipher2();
+	null_tfm = crypto_get_default_null_skcipher();
 	if (IS_ERR(null_tfm)) {
 		crypto_free_aead(aead);
 		kfree(tfm);
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ static void aead_release(void *private)
 	struct aead_tfm *tfm = private;
 
 	crypto_free_aead(tfm->aead);
-	crypto_put_default_null_skcipher2();
+	crypto_put_default_null_skcipher();
 	kfree(tfm);
 }
 
diff --git a/crypto/authenc.c b/crypto/authenc.c
index 875470b0e026..d3d6d72fe649 100644
--- a/crypto/authenc.c
+++ b/crypto/authenc.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static int crypto_authenc_init_tfm(struct crypto_aead *tfm)
 	if (IS_ERR(enc))
 		goto err_free_ahash;
 
-	null = crypto_get_default_null_skcipher2();
+	null = crypto_get_default_null_skcipher();
 	err = PTR_ERR(null);
 	if (IS_ERR(null))
 		goto err_free_skcipher;
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static void crypto_authenc_exit_tfm(struct crypto_aead *tfm)
 
 	crypto_free_ahash(ctx->auth);
 	crypto_free_skcipher(ctx->enc);
-	crypto_put_default_null_skcipher2();
+	crypto_put_default_null_skcipher();
 }
 
 static void crypto_authenc_free(struct aead_instance *inst)
diff --git a/crypto/authencesn.c b/crypto/authencesn.c
index 0cf5fefdb859..15f91ddd7f0e 100644
--- a/crypto/authencesn.c
+++ b/crypto/authencesn.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int crypto_authenc_esn_init_tfm(struct crypto_aead *tfm)
 	if (IS_ERR(enc))
 		goto err_free_ahash;
 
-	null = crypto_get_default_null_skcipher2();
+	null = crypto_get_default_null_skcipher();
 	err = PTR_ERR(null);
 	if (IS_ERR(null))
 		goto err_free_skcipher;
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ static void crypto_authenc_esn_exit_tfm(struct crypto_aead *tfm)
 
 	crypto_free_ahash(ctx->auth);
 	crypto_free_skcipher(ctx->enc);
-	crypto_put_default_null_skcipher2();
+	crypto_put_default_null_skcipher();
 }
 
 static void crypto_authenc_esn_free(struct aead_instance *inst)
diff --git a/crypto/gcm.c b/crypto/gcm.c
index 8589681fb9f6..0ad879e1f9b2 100644
--- a/crypto/gcm.c
+++ b/crypto/gcm.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ static int crypto_rfc4543_init_tfm(struct crypto_aead *tfm)
 	if (IS_ERR(aead))
 		return PTR_ERR(aead);
 
-	null = crypto_get_default_null_skcipher2();
+	null = crypto_get_default_null_skcipher();
 	err = PTR_ERR(null);
 	if (IS_ERR(null))
 		goto err_free_aead;
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ static void crypto_rfc4543_exit_tfm(struct crypto_aead *tfm)
 	struct crypto_rfc4543_ctx *ctx = crypto_aead_ctx(tfm);
 
 	crypto_free_aead(ctx->child);
-	crypto_put_default_null_skcipher2();
+	crypto_put_default_null_skcipher();
 }
 
 static void crypto_rfc4543_free(struct aead_instance *inst)
diff --git a/include/crypto/null.h b/include/crypto/null.h
index 5757c0a4b321..15aeef6e30ef 100644
--- a/include/crypto/null.h
+++ b/include/crypto/null.h
@@ -12,14 +12,4 @@
 struct crypto_skcipher *crypto_get_default_null_skcipher(void);
 void crypto_put_default_null_skcipher(void);
 
-static inline struct crypto_skcipher *crypto_get_default_null_skcipher2(void)
-{
-	return crypto_get_default_null_skcipher();
-}
-
-static inline void crypto_put_default_null_skcipher2(void)
-{
-	crypto_put_default_null_skcipher();
-}
-
 #endif
