diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index d7ad4ea5f40b..c0358a8d85d2 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -1081,20 +1081,6 @@ struct llist_node *io_handle_tw_list(struct llist_node *node,
 	return node;
 }
 
-/**
- * io_llist_xchg - swap all entries in a lock-less list
- * @head:	the head of lock-less list to delete all entries
- * @new:	new entry as the head of the list
- *
- * If list is empty, return NULL, otherwise, return the pointer to the first entry.
- * The order of entries returned is from the newest to the oldest added one.
- */
-static inline struct llist_node *io_llist_xchg(struct llist_head *head,
-					       struct llist_node *new)
-{
-	return xchg(&head->first, new);
-}
-
 static __cold void io_fallback_tw(struct io_uring_task *tctx, bool sync)
 {
 	struct llist_node *node = llist_del_all(&tctx->task_list);
@@ -1316,7 +1302,7 @@ static int __io_run_local_work(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_tw_state *ts,
 	 * llists are in reverse order, flip it back the right way before
 	 * running the pending items.
 	 */
-	node = llist_reverse_order(io_llist_xchg(&ctx->work_llist, NULL));
+	node = llist_reverse_order(llist_del_all(&ctx->work_llist));
 	while (node) {
 		struct llist_node *next = node->next;
 		struct io_kiocb *req = container_of(node, struct io_kiocb,