diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 04f07144b45c..2141587195d4 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -658,14 +658,6 @@ struct btrfs_trans_handle *btrfs_start_transaction_fallback_global_rsv(
 	return trans;
 }
 
-struct btrfs_trans_handle *btrfs_start_transaction_lflush(
-					struct btrfs_root *root,
-					unsigned int num_items)
-{
-	return start_transaction(root, num_items, TRANS_START,
-				 BTRFS_RESERVE_FLUSH_LIMIT, true);
-}
-
 struct btrfs_trans_handle *btrfs_join_transaction(struct btrfs_root *root)
 {
 	return start_transaction(root, 0, TRANS_JOIN, BTRFS_RESERVE_NO_FLUSH,
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.h b/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
index 6beee072b1bd..817fd7c9836b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
@@ -186,9 +186,6 @@ struct btrfs_trans_handle *btrfs_start_transaction_fallback_global_rsv(
 					struct btrfs_root *root,
 					unsigned int num_items,
 					int min_factor);
-struct btrfs_trans_handle *btrfs_start_transaction_lflush(
-					struct btrfs_root *root,
-					unsigned int num_items);
 struct btrfs_trans_handle *btrfs_join_transaction(struct btrfs_root *root);
 struct btrfs_trans_handle *btrfs_join_transaction_nolock(struct btrfs_root *root);
 struct btrfs_trans_handle *btrfs_attach_transaction(struct btrfs_root *root);