diff --git a/include/linux/bpf.h b/include/linux/bpf.h
index 132585a7fbd8..bae3da5bcda0 100644
--- a/include/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/bpf.h
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ void bpf_register_map_type(struct bpf_map_type_list *tl);
 struct bpf_prog *bpf_prog_get(u32 ufd);
 struct bpf_prog *bpf_prog_inc(struct bpf_prog *prog);
 void bpf_prog_put(struct bpf_prog *prog);
-void bpf_prog_put_rcu(struct bpf_prog *prog);
 
 struct bpf_map *bpf_map_get_with_uref(u32 ufd);
 struct bpf_map *__bpf_map_get(struct fd f);
@@ -208,10 +207,6 @@ static inline struct bpf_prog *bpf_prog_get(u32 ufd)
 static inline void bpf_prog_put(struct bpf_prog *prog)
 {
 }
-
-static inline void bpf_prog_put_rcu(struct bpf_prog *prog)
-{
-}
 #endif /* CONFIG_BPF_SYSCALL */
 
 /* verifier prototypes for helper functions called from eBPF programs */
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c b/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c
index 0eb11b4ac4c7..daa4e0782cf7 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/arraymap.c
@@ -270,9 +270,7 @@ static void *prog_fd_array_get_ptr(struct bpf_map *map, int fd)
 
 static void prog_fd_array_put_ptr(void *ptr)
 {
-	struct bpf_prog *prog = ptr;
-
-	bpf_prog_put_rcu(prog);
+	bpf_prog_put(ptr);
 }
 
 /* decrement refcnt of all bpf_progs that are stored in this map */
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index 4b9bbfe764e8..04fc1022ad9f 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static void bpf_prog_uncharge_memlock(struct bpf_prog *prog)
 	free_uid(user);
 }
 
-static void __prog_put_common(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+static void __bpf_prog_put_rcu(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 {
 	struct bpf_prog_aux *aux = container_of(rcu, struct bpf_prog_aux, rcu);
 
@@ -496,17 +496,10 @@ static void __prog_put_common(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 	bpf_prog_free(aux->prog);
 }
 
-/* version of bpf_prog_put() that is called after a grace period */
-void bpf_prog_put_rcu(struct bpf_prog *prog)
-{
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&prog->aux->refcnt))
-		call_rcu(&prog->aux->rcu, __prog_put_common);
-}
-
 void bpf_prog_put(struct bpf_prog *prog)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&prog->aux->refcnt))
-		__prog_put_common(&prog->aux->rcu);
+		call_rcu(&prog->aux->rcu, __bpf_prog_put_rcu);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bpf_prog_put);
 
@@ -514,7 +507,7 @@ static int bpf_prog_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
 	struct bpf_prog *prog = filp->private_data;
 
-	bpf_prog_put_rcu(prog);
+	bpf_prog_put(prog);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 19519ec39d51..e53dfb5b826e 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -7141,7 +7141,7 @@ static void perf_event_free_bpf_prog(struct perf_event *event)
 	prog = event->tp_event->prog;
 	if (prog && event->tp_event->bpf_prog_owner == event) {
 		event->tp_event->prog = NULL;
-		bpf_prog_put_rcu(prog);
+		bpf_prog_put(prog);
 	}
 }