diff --git a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
index ab46ae8c062b..77680195cf84 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timekeeping.c
@@ -82,13 +82,12 @@ static inline s64 __get_nsec_offset(void)
 }
 
 /**
- * __get_realtime_clock_ts - Returns the time of day in a timespec
+ * getnstimeofday - Returns the time of day in a timespec
  * @ts:		pointer to the timespec to be set
  *
- * Returns the time of day in a timespec. Used by
- * do_gettimeofday() and get_realtime_clock_ts().
+ * Returns the time of day in a timespec.
  */
-static inline void __get_realtime_clock_ts(struct timespec *ts)
+void getnstimeofday(struct timespec *ts)
 {
 	unsigned long seq;
 	s64 nsecs;
@@ -104,30 +103,19 @@ static inline void __get_realtime_clock_ts(struct timespec *ts)
 	timespec_add_ns(ts, nsecs);
 }
 
-/**
- * getnstimeofday - Returns the time of day in a timespec
- * @ts:		pointer to the timespec to be set
- *
- * Returns the time of day in a timespec.
- */
-void getnstimeofday(struct timespec *ts)
-{
-	__get_realtime_clock_ts(ts);
-}
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(getnstimeofday);
 
 /**
  * do_gettimeofday - Returns the time of day in a timeval
  * @tv:		pointer to the timeval to be set
  *
- * NOTE: Users should be converted to using get_realtime_clock_ts()
+ * NOTE: Users should be converted to using getnstimeofday()
  */
 void do_gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv)
 {
 	struct timespec now;
 
-	__get_realtime_clock_ts(&now);
+	getnstimeofday(&now);
 	tv->tv_sec = now.tv_sec;
 	tv->tv_usec = now.tv_nsec/1000;
 }