diff --git a/fs/ubifs/lprops.c b/fs/ubifs/lprops.c
index 3659b887743..f27176e9b70 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/lprops.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/lprops.c
@@ -460,18 +460,6 @@ static void change_category(struct ubifs_info *c, struct ubifs_lprops *lprops)
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * ubifs_get_lprops - get reference to LEB properties.
- * @c: the UBIFS file-system description object
- *
- * This function locks lprops. Lprops have to be unlocked by
- * 'ubifs_release_lprops()'.
- */
-void ubifs_get_lprops(struct ubifs_info *c)
-{
-	mutex_lock(&c->lp_mutex);
-}
-
 /**
  * calc_dark - calculate LEB dark space size.
  * @c: the UBIFS file-system description object
@@ -642,22 +630,6 @@ const struct ubifs_lprops *ubifs_change_lp(struct ubifs_info *c,
 	return lprops;
 }
 
-/**
- * ubifs_release_lprops - release lprops lock.
- * @c: the UBIFS file-system description object
- *
- * This function has to be called after each 'ubifs_get_lprops()' call to
- * unlock lprops.
- */
-void ubifs_release_lprops(struct ubifs_info *c)
-{
-	ubifs_assert(mutex_is_locked(&c->lp_mutex));
-	ubifs_assert(c->lst.empty_lebs >= 0 &&
-		     c->lst.empty_lebs <= c->main_lebs);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&c->lp_mutex);
-}
-
 /**
  * ubifs_get_lp_stats - get lprops statistics.
  * @c: UBIFS file-system description object
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/misc.h b/fs/ubifs/misc.h
index 4c12a9215d7..4fa81d867e4 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/misc.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/misc.h
@@ -310,4 +310,31 @@ static inline int ubifs_tnc_lookup(struct ubifs_info *c,
 	return ubifs_tnc_locate(c, key, node, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+/**
+ * ubifs_get_lprops - get reference to LEB properties.
+ * @c: the UBIFS file-system description object
+ *
+ * This function locks lprops. Lprops have to be unlocked by
+ * 'ubifs_release_lprops()'.
+ */
+static inline void ubifs_get_lprops(struct ubifs_info *c)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&c->lp_mutex);
+}
+
+/**
+ * ubifs_release_lprops - release lprops lock.
+ * @c: the UBIFS file-system description object
+ *
+ * This function has to be called after each 'ubifs_get_lprops()' call to
+ * unlock lprops.
+ */
+static inline void ubifs_release_lprops(struct ubifs_info *c)
+{
+	ubifs_assert(mutex_is_locked(&c->lp_mutex));
+	ubifs_assert(c->lst.empty_lebs >= 0 &&
+		     c->lst.empty_lebs <= c->main_lebs);
+	mutex_unlock(&c->lp_mutex);
+}
+
 #endif /* __UBIFS_MISC_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
index 17c620b93ee..ce8654928aa 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
+++ b/fs/ubifs/ubifs.h
@@ -1586,12 +1586,10 @@ int ubifs_lpt_post_commit(struct ubifs_info *c);
 void ubifs_lpt_free(struct ubifs_info *c, int wr_only);
 
 /* lprops.c */
-void ubifs_get_lprops(struct ubifs_info *c);
 const struct ubifs_lprops *ubifs_change_lp(struct ubifs_info *c,
 					   const struct ubifs_lprops *lp,
 					   int free, int dirty, int flags,
 					   int idx_gc_cnt);
-void ubifs_release_lprops(struct ubifs_info *c);
 void ubifs_get_lp_stats(struct ubifs_info *c, struct ubifs_lp_stats *stats);
 void ubifs_add_to_cat(struct ubifs_info *c, struct ubifs_lprops *lprops,
 		      int cat);