diff --git a/include/linux/ptr_ring.h b/include/linux/ptr_ring.h
index c95e891903f0..d2c3629bbe45 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptr_ring.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptr_ring.h
@@ -96,20 +96,6 @@ static inline bool ptr_ring_full_bh(struct ptr_ring *r)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Note: callers invoking this in a loop must use a compiler barrier,
- * for example cpu_relax(). Callers must hold producer_lock.
- */
-static inline int __ptr_ring_check_produce(struct ptr_ring *r)
-{
-	if (unlikely(!r->size))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (data_race(r->queue[r->producer]))
-		return -ENOSPC;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* Note: callers invoking this in a loop must use a compiler barrier,
  * for example cpu_relax(). Callers must hold producer_lock.
  * Callers are responsible for making sure pointer that is being queued
@@ -117,10 +103,8 @@ static inline int __ptr_ring_check_produce(struct ptr_ring *r)
  */
 static inline int __ptr_ring_produce(struct ptr_ring *r, void *ptr)
 {
-	int p = __ptr_ring_check_produce(r);
-
-	if (p)
-		return p;
+	if (unlikely(!r->size) || data_race(r->queue[r->producer]))
+		return -ENOSPC;
 
 	/* Make sure the pointer we are storing points to a valid data. */
 	/* Pairs with the dependency ordering in __ptr_ring_consume. */