diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/sync.c b/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
index f9c6094a9dc4..b965e2ad5970 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
@@ -216,18 +216,6 @@ struct sync_file *sync_file_fdget(int fd)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_file_fdget);
 
-void sync_file_put(struct sync_file *sync_file)
-{
-	fput(sync_file->file);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_file_put);
-
-void sync_file_install(struct sync_file *sync_file, int fd)
-{
-	fd_install(fd, sync_file->file);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(sync_file_install);
-
 static void sync_file_add_pt(struct sync_file *sync_file, int *i,
 			     struct fence *fence)
 {
@@ -469,15 +457,15 @@ static long sync_file_ioctl_merge(struct sync_file *sync_file,
 		goto err_put_fence3;
 	}
 
-	sync_file_install(fence3, fd);
-	sync_file_put(fence2);
+	fd_install(fd, fence3->file);
+	fput(fence2->file);
 	return 0;
 
 err_put_fence3:
-	sync_file_put(fence3);
+	fput(fence3->file);
 
 err_put_fence2:
-	sync_file_put(fence2);
+	fput(fence2->file);
 
 err_put_fd:
 	put_unused_fd(fd);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/sync.h b/drivers/staging/android/sync.h
index d2a173433a7d..c45cc7b6810a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/sync.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/sync.h
@@ -203,25 +203,6 @@ struct sync_file *sync_file_merge(const char *name,
  */
 struct sync_file *sync_file_fdget(int fd);
 
-/**
- * sync_file_put() - puts a reference of a sync_file
- * @sync_file:	sync_file to put
- *
- * Puts a reference on @sync_fence.  If this is the last reference, the
- * sync_fil and all it's sync_pts will be freed
- */
-void sync_file_put(struct sync_file *sync_file);
-
-/**
- * sync_file_install() - installs a sync_file into a file descriptor
- * @sync_file:	sync_file to install
- * @fd:		file descriptor in which to install the fence
- *
- * Installs @sync_file into @fd.  @fd's should be acquired through
- * get_unused_fd_flags(O_CLOEXEC).
- */
-void sync_file_install(struct sync_file *sync_file, int fd);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 
 void sync_timeline_debug_add(struct sync_timeline *obj);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/sync_debug.c b/drivers/staging/android/sync_debug.c
index 5a7ec58fbc09..e4b0e41fc6e4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/sync_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/sync_debug.c
@@ -272,12 +272,12 @@ static long sw_sync_ioctl_create_fence(struct sw_sync_timeline *obj,
 
 	data.fence = fd;
 	if (copy_to_user((void __user *)arg, &data, sizeof(data))) {
-		sync_file_put(sync_file);
+		fput(sync_file->file);
 		err = -EFAULT;
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	sync_file_install(sync_file, fd);
+	fd_install(fd, sync_file->file);
 
 	return 0;