diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/tx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/tx.c
index e11632b..a5e541d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/tx.c
@@ -152,11 +152,13 @@
  * If any DMA mapping fails, any mapped fragments will be unmapped,
  * the queue's insert pointer will be restored to its original value.
  *
+ * This function is split out from efx_hard_start_xmit to allow the
+ * loopback test to direct packets via specific TX queues.
+ *
  * Returns NETDEV_TX_OK or NETDEV_TX_BUSY
  * You must hold netif_tx_lock() to call this function.
  */
-static netdev_tx_t efx_enqueue_skb(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue,
-					 struct sk_buff *skb)
+netdev_tx_t efx_enqueue_skb(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct efx_nic *efx = tx_queue->efx;
 	struct pci_dev *pci_dev = efx->pci_dev;
@@ -352,24 +354,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-/* Initiate a packet transmission on the specified TX queue.
- * Note that returning anything other than NETDEV_TX_OK will cause the
- * OS to free the skb.
- *
- * This function is split out from efx_hard_start_xmit to allow the
- * loopback test to direct packets via specific TX queues.  It is
- * therefore a non-static inline, so as not to penalise performance
- * for non-loopback transmissions.
- *
- * Context: netif_tx_lock held
- */
-inline netdev_tx_t efx_xmit(struct efx_nic *efx,
-			   struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue, struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	/* Map fragments for DMA and add to TX queue */
-	return efx_enqueue_skb(tx_queue, skb);
-}
-
 /* Initiate a packet transmission.  We use one channel per CPU
  * (sharing when we have more CPUs than channels).  On Falcon, the TX
  * completion events will be directed back to the CPU that transmitted
@@ -393,7 +377,7 @@
 	else
 		tx_queue = &efx->tx_queue[EFX_TX_QUEUE_NO_CSUM];
 
-	return efx_xmit(efx, tx_queue, skb);
+	return efx_enqueue_skb(tx_queue, skb);
 }
 
 void efx_xmit_done(struct efx_tx_queue *tx_queue, unsigned int index)