diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/claim.c b/drivers/nvdimm/claim.c
index 9e84ab4..5161465 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/claim.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/claim.c
@@ -56,17 +56,6 @@ bool __nd_attach_ndns(struct device *dev, struct nd_namespace_common *attach,
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool nd_attach_ndns(struct device *dev, struct nd_namespace_common *attach,
-		struct nd_namespace_common **_ndns)
-{
-	bool claimed;
-
-	nvdimm_bus_lock(&attach->dev);
-	claimed = __nd_attach_ndns(dev, attach, _ndns);
-	nvdimm_bus_unlock(&attach->dev);
-	return claimed;
-}
-
 static bool is_idle(struct device *dev, struct nd_namespace_common *ndns)
 {
 	struct nd_region *nd_region = to_nd_region(dev->parent);
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/nd-core.h b/drivers/nvdimm/nd-core.h
index 2b37b7f..bfc6bfe 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/nd-core.h
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/nd-core.h
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ void get_ndd(struct nvdimm_drvdata *ndd);
 resource_size_t __nvdimm_namespace_capacity(struct nd_namespace_common *ndns);
 void nd_detach_ndns(struct device *dev, struct nd_namespace_common **_ndns);
 void __nd_detach_ndns(struct device *dev, struct nd_namespace_common **_ndns);
-bool nd_attach_ndns(struct device *dev, struct nd_namespace_common *attach,
-		struct nd_namespace_common **_ndns);
 bool __nd_attach_ndns(struct device *dev, struct nd_namespace_common *attach,
 		struct nd_namespace_common **_ndns);
 ssize_t nd_namespace_store(struct device *dev,