diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/interface.c b/fs/cachefiles/interface.c
index 48f7de947a16..460dd190dad5 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/interface.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/interface.c
@@ -320,31 +320,6 @@ static void cachefiles_sync_cache(struct fscache_cache *_cache)
 				    ret);
 }
 
-/*
- * check if the backing cache is updated to FS-Cache
- * - called by FS-Cache when evaluates if need to invalidate the cache
- */
-static int cachefiles_check_consistency(struct fscache_operation *op)
-{
-	struct cachefiles_object *object;
-	struct cachefiles_cache *cache;
-	const struct cred *saved_cred;
-	int ret;
-
-	_enter("{OBJ%x}", op->object->debug_id);
-
-	object = container_of(op->object, struct cachefiles_object, fscache);
-	cache = container_of(object->fscache.cache,
-			     struct cachefiles_cache, cache);
-
-	cachefiles_begin_secure(cache, &saved_cred);
-	ret = cachefiles_check_auxdata(object);
-	cachefiles_end_secure(cache, saved_cred);
-
-	_leave(" = %d", ret);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /*
  * notification the attributes on an object have changed
  * - called with reads/writes excluded by FS-Cache
@@ -468,6 +443,5 @@ const struct fscache_cache_ops cachefiles_cache_ops = {
 	.put_object		= cachefiles_put_object,
 	.sync_cache		= cachefiles_sync_cache,
 	.attr_changed		= cachefiles_attr_changed,
-	.check_consistency	= cachefiles_check_consistency,
 	.begin_operation	= cachefiles_begin_operation,
 };
diff --git a/fs/fscache/cookie.c b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
index 02998ec9f7c9..78938ea6ad1a 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/cookie.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/cookie.c
@@ -880,85 +880,6 @@ struct fscache_cookie *fscache_cookie_get(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
 	return cookie;
 }
 
-/*
- * check the consistency between the netfs inode and the backing cache
- *
- * NOTE: it only serves no-index type
- */
-int __fscache_check_consistency(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
-				const void *aux_data)
-{
-	struct fscache_operation *op;
-	struct fscache_object *object;
-	bool wake_cookie = false;
-	int ret;
-
-	_enter("%p,", cookie);
-
-	ASSERTCMP(cookie->type, ==, FSCACHE_COOKIE_TYPE_DATAFILE);
-
-	if (fscache_wait_for_deferred_lookup(cookie) < 0)
-		return -ERESTARTSYS;
-
-	if (hlist_empty(&cookie->backing_objects))
-		return 0;
-
-	op = kzalloc(sizeof(*op), GFP_NOIO | __GFP_NOMEMALLOC | __GFP_NORETRY);
-	if (!op)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	fscache_operation_init(cookie, op, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-	op->flags = FSCACHE_OP_MYTHREAD |
-		(1 << FSCACHE_OP_WAITING) |
-		(1 << FSCACHE_OP_UNUSE_COOKIE);
-	trace_fscache_page_op(cookie, NULL, op, fscache_page_op_check_consistency);
-
-	spin_lock(&cookie->lock);
-
-	fscache_update_aux(cookie, aux_data);
-
-	if (!fscache_cookie_enabled(cookie) ||
-	    hlist_empty(&cookie->backing_objects))
-		goto inconsistent;
-	object = hlist_entry(cookie->backing_objects.first,
-			     struct fscache_object, cookie_link);
-	if (test_bit(FSCACHE_IOERROR, &object->cache->flags))
-		goto inconsistent;
-
-	op->debug_id = atomic_inc_return(&fscache_op_debug_id);
-
-	__fscache_use_cookie(cookie);
-	if (fscache_submit_op(object, op) < 0)
-		goto submit_failed;
-
-	/* the work queue now carries its own ref on the object */
-	spin_unlock(&cookie->lock);
-
-	ret = fscache_wait_for_operation_activation(object, op, NULL, NULL);
-	if (ret == 0) {
-		/* ask the cache to honour the operation */
-		ret = object->cache->ops->check_consistency(op);
-		fscache_op_complete(op, false);
-	} else if (ret == -ENOBUFS) {
-		ret = 0;
-	}
-
-	fscache_put_operation(op);
-	_leave(" = %d", ret);
-	return ret;
-
-submit_failed:
-	wake_cookie = __fscache_unuse_cookie(cookie);
-inconsistent:
-	spin_unlock(&cookie->lock);
-	if (wake_cookie)
-		__fscache_wake_unused_cookie(cookie);
-	kfree(op);
-	_leave(" = -ESTALE");
-	return -ESTALE;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__fscache_check_consistency);
-
 /*
  * Generate a list of extant cookies in /proc/fs/fscache/cookies
  */
diff --git a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
index 15cd2f04c9e6..15683b7876ff 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
@@ -167,10 +167,6 @@ struct fscache_cache_ops {
 	/* unpin an object in the cache */
 	void (*unpin_object)(struct fscache_object *object);
 
-	/* check the consistency between the backing cache and the FS-Cache
-	 * cookie */
-	int (*check_consistency)(struct fscache_operation *op);
-
 	/* store the updated auxiliary data on an object */
 	void (*update_object)(struct fscache_object *object);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fscache.h b/include/linux/fscache.h
index 98685bd7204b..75ca4fda93d5 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscache.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscache.h
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ extern struct fscache_cookie *__fscache_acquire_cookie(
 	const void *, size_t,
 	loff_t, bool);
 extern void __fscache_relinquish_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *, const void *, bool);
-extern int __fscache_check_consistency(struct fscache_cookie *, const void *);
 extern void __fscache_update_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *, const void *);
 extern int __fscache_attr_changed(struct fscache_cookie *);
 extern void __fscache_invalidate(struct fscache_cookie *);
@@ -290,28 +289,6 @@ void fscache_relinquish_cookie(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
 		__fscache_relinquish_cookie(cookie, aux_data, retire);
 }
 
-/**
- * fscache_check_consistency - Request validation of a cache's auxiliary data
- * @cookie: The cookie representing the cache object
- * @aux_data: The updated auxiliary data for the cookie (may be NULL)
- *
- * Request an consistency check from fscache, which passes the request to the
- * backing cache.  The auxiliary data on the cookie will be updated first if
- * @aux_data is set.
- *
- * Returns 0 if consistent and -ESTALE if inconsistent.  May also
- * return -ENOMEM and -ERESTARTSYS.
- */
-static inline
-int fscache_check_consistency(struct fscache_cookie *cookie,
-			      const void *aux_data)
-{
-	if (fscache_cookie_valid(cookie) && fscache_cookie_enabled(cookie))
-		return __fscache_check_consistency(cookie, aux_data);
-	else
-		return 0;
-}
-
 /**
  * fscache_update_cookie - Request that a cache object be updated
  * @cookie: The cookie representing the cache object
