diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/Makefile b/drivers/staging/hv/Makefile
index d2977ab9db4e..7a57a886ab10 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/Makefile
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ hv_vmbus-objs := vmbus_drv.o osd.o \
 hv_storvsc-objs := storvsc_drv.o StorVsc.o
 hv_blkvsc-objs := blkvsc_drv.o BlkVsc.o
 hv_netvsc-objs := netvsc_drv.o NetVsc.o RndisFilter.o
-hv_utils-objs := hyperv_utils.o ext_utils.o
+hv_utils-objs := hyperv_utils.o
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/ext_utils.c b/drivers/staging/hv/ext_utils.c
deleted file mode 100644
index a44cd1b93e06..000000000000
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/ext_utils.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2010, Microsoft Corporation.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
- * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
- * more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
- * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple
- * Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
- *
- * Authors:
- *   Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>
- *   Hank Janssen  <hjanssen@microsoft.com>
- */
-#include <linux/reboot.h>
-#include "utils.h"
-
-void shutdown_linux_system()
-{
-	orderly_poweroff(false);
-}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_utils.c b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_utils.c
index 2a4864784edc..ca52fbada7d1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_utils.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
+#include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <linux/version.h>
 
 #include "logging.h"
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ void shutdown_onchannelcallback(void *context)
 	DPRINT_EXIT(VMBUS);
 
 	if (execute_shutdown == true)
-		shutdown_linux_system();
+		orderly_poweroff(false);
 }
 
 static int __init init_hyperv_utils(void)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/utils.h b/drivers/staging/hv/utils.h
index 0f2507dcc892..e404b21e9af2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/utils.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/utils.h
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ struct hyperv_service_callback {
 
 extern void prep_negotiate_resp(struct icmsg_hdr *,
 				struct icmsg_negotiate *, u8 *);
-extern void shutdown_linux_system(void);
 extern void chn_cb_negotiate(void *);
 extern struct hyperv_service_callback hv_cb_utils[];