diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index 3e6d1162419..bd4413edcb4 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -6823,24 +6823,16 @@ vn_dir_check_exec(struct vnode *vp, struct componentname *cnp)
  * Do not use this variant unless you have means other than the hold count
  * to prevent the vnode from getting freed.
  */
-void
-vn_seqc_write_begin_unheld_locked(struct vnode *vp)
-{
-
-	ASSERT_VI_LOCKED(vp, __func__);
-	VNPASS(vp->v_seqc_users >= 0, vp);
-	vp->v_seqc_users++;
-	if (vp->v_seqc_users == 1)
-		seqc_sleepable_write_begin(&vp->v_seqc);
-}
-
 void
 vn_seqc_write_begin_locked(struct vnode *vp)
 {
 
 	ASSERT_VI_LOCKED(vp, __func__);
 	VNPASS(vp->v_holdcnt > 0, vp);
-	vn_seqc_write_begin_unheld_locked(vp);
+	VNPASS(vp->v_seqc_users >= 0, vp);
+	vp->v_seqc_users++;
+	if (vp->v_seqc_users == 1)
+		seqc_sleepable_write_begin(&vp->v_seqc);
 }
 
 void
@@ -6852,15 +6844,6 @@ vn_seqc_write_begin(struct vnode *vp)
 	VI_UNLOCK(vp);
 }
 
-void
-vn_seqc_write_begin_unheld(struct vnode *vp)
-{
-
-	VI_LOCK(vp);
-	vn_seqc_write_begin_unheld_locked(vp);
-	VI_UNLOCK(vp);
-}
-
 void
 vn_seqc_write_end_locked(struct vnode *vp)
 {
diff --git a/sys/sys/vnode.h b/sys/sys/vnode.h
index d26c8aa70d8..f492b3389d0 100644
--- a/sys/sys/vnode.h
+++ b/sys/sys/vnode.h
@@ -785,8 +785,6 @@ int	vn_io_fault_uiomove(char *data, int xfersize, struct uio *uio);
 int	vn_io_fault_pgmove(vm_page_t ma[], vm_offset_t offset, int xfersize,
 	    struct uio *uio);
 
-void	vn_seqc_write_begin_unheld_locked(struct vnode *vp);
-void	vn_seqc_write_begin_unheld(struct vnode *vp);
 void	vn_seqc_write_begin_locked(struct vnode *vp);
 void	vn_seqc_write_begin(struct vnode *vp);
 void	vn_seqc_write_end_locked(struct vnode *vp);