diff --git a/include/linux/sysfs.h b/include/linux/sysfs.h
index 0ab2b02..cd8f90b 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysfs.h
@@ -243,11 +243,6 @@
 				  const char *link_name);
 
 void sysfs_notify(struct kobject *kobj, const char *dir, const char *attr);
-struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get_dirent_ns(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd,
-					 const unsigned char *name,
-					 const void *ns);
-struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
-void sysfs_put(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 
 int __must_check sysfs_init(void);
 
@@ -417,19 +412,6 @@
 				const char *attr)
 {
 }
-static inline struct sysfs_dirent *
-sysfs_get_dirent_ns(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd, const unsigned char *name,
-		    const void *ns)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-static inline struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-static inline void sysfs_put(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
-{
-}
 
 static inline int __must_check sysfs_init(void)
 {
@@ -456,15 +438,26 @@
 	return sysfs_rename_link_ns(kobj, target, old_name, new_name, NULL);
 }
 
-static inline struct sysfs_dirent *
-sysfs_get_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd, const unsigned char *name)
-{
-	return sysfs_get_dirent_ns(parent_sd, name, NULL);
-}
-
 static inline void sysfs_notify_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
 	kernfs_notify(sd);
 }
 
+static inline struct sysfs_dirent *
+sysfs_get_dirent(struct sysfs_dirent *parent_sd, const unsigned char *name)
+{
+	return kernfs_find_and_get(parent_sd, name);
+}
+
+static inline struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+{
+	kernfs_get(sd);
+	return sd;
+}
+
+static inline void sysfs_put(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+{
+	kernfs_put(sd);
+}
+
 #endif /* _SYSFS_H_ */