diff --git a/fs/btrfs/discard.c b/fs/btrfs/discard.c
index a6d77fe41e1a..944a7340f6a4 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/discard.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/discard.c
@@ -73,6 +73,23 @@ static struct list_head *get_discard_list(struct btrfs_discard_ctl *discard_ctl,
 	return &discard_ctl->discard_list[block_group->discard_index];
 }
 
+/*
+ * Determine if async discard should be running.
+ *
+ * @discard_ctl: discard control
+ *
+ * Check if the file system is writeable and BTRFS_FS_DISCARD_RUNNING is set.
+ */
+static bool btrfs_run_discard_work(struct btrfs_discard_ctl *discard_ctl)
+{
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = container_of(discard_ctl,
+						     struct btrfs_fs_info,
+						     discard_ctl);
+
+	return (!(fs_info->sb->s_flags & SB_RDONLY) &&
+		test_bit(BTRFS_FS_DISCARD_RUNNING, &fs_info->flags));
+}
+
 static void __add_to_discard_list(struct btrfs_discard_ctl *discard_ctl,
 				  struct btrfs_block_group *block_group)
 {
@@ -544,23 +561,6 @@ static void btrfs_discard_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 	spin_unlock(&discard_ctl->lock);
 }
 
-/*
- * Determine if async discard should be running.
- *
- * @discard_ctl: discard control
- *
- * Check if the file system is writeable and BTRFS_FS_DISCARD_RUNNING is set.
- */
-bool btrfs_run_discard_work(struct btrfs_discard_ctl *discard_ctl)
-{
-	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = container_of(discard_ctl,
-						     struct btrfs_fs_info,
-						     discard_ctl);
-
-	return (!(fs_info->sb->s_flags & SB_RDONLY) &&
-		test_bit(BTRFS_FS_DISCARD_RUNNING, &fs_info->flags));
-}
-
 /*
  * Recalculate the base delay.
  *
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/discard.h b/fs/btrfs/discard.h
index 57b9202f427f..dddb0f9101ba 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/discard.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/discard.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ void btrfs_discard_queue_work(struct btrfs_discard_ctl *discard_ctl,
 			      struct btrfs_block_group *block_group);
 void btrfs_discard_schedule_work(struct btrfs_discard_ctl *discard_ctl,
 				 bool override);
-bool btrfs_run_discard_work(struct btrfs_discard_ctl *discard_ctl);
 
 /* Update operations */
 void btrfs_discard_calc_delay(struct btrfs_discard_ctl *discard_ctl);