diff --git a/include/linux/path.h b/include/linux/path.h
index ca073e70decd..7ea389dc764b 100644
--- a/include/linux/path.h
+++ b/include/linux/path.h
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@ static inline int path_equal(const struct path *path1, const struct path *path2)
 	return path1->mnt == path2->mnt && path1->dentry == path2->dentry;
 }
 
-static inline void path_put_init(struct path *path)
-{
-	path_put(path);
-	*path = (struct path) { };
-}
-
 /*
  * Cleanup macro for use with __free(path_put). Avoids dereference and
  * copying @path unlike DEFINE_FREE(). path_put() will handle the empty