diff --git a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
index acf3205..22a2801 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
+++ b/fs/autofs4/autofs_i.h
@@ -143,20 +143,6 @@
 	return sbi->catatonic || task_pgrp(current) == sbi->oz_pgrp;
 }
 
-/* Does a dentry have some pending activity? */
-static inline int autofs4_ispending(struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	struct autofs_info *inf = autofs4_dentry_ino(dentry);
-
-	if (inf->flags & AUTOFS_INF_PENDING)
-		return 1;
-
-	if (inf->flags & AUTOFS_INF_EXPIRING)
-		return 1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 struct inode *autofs4_get_inode(struct super_block *, umode_t);
 void autofs4_free_ino(struct autofs_info *);