diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 936f577..88a16c5 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include <linux/pid_namespace.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
-#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index dc8bca7..c2ac2fb 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -1576,57 +1576,6 @@ static const struct file_operations proc_pid_set_comm_operations = {
 	.release	= single_release,
 };
 
-/*
- * We added or removed a vma mapping the executable. The vmas are only mapped
- * during exec and are not mapped with the mmap system call.
- * Callers must hold down_write() on the mm's mmap_sem for these
- */
-void added_exe_file_vma(struct mm_struct *mm)
-{
-	mm->num_exe_file_vmas++;
-}
-
-void removed_exe_file_vma(struct mm_struct *mm)
-{
-	mm->num_exe_file_vmas--;
-	if ((mm->num_exe_file_vmas == 0) && mm->exe_file){
-		fput(mm->exe_file);
-		mm->exe_file = NULL;
-	}
-
-}
-
-void set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, struct file *new_exe_file)
-{
-	if (new_exe_file)
-		get_file(new_exe_file);
-	if (mm->exe_file)
-		fput(mm->exe_file);
-	mm->exe_file = new_exe_file;
-	mm->num_exe_file_vmas = 0;
-}
-
-struct file *get_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm)
-{
-	struct file *exe_file;
-
-	/* We need mmap_sem to protect against races with removal of
-	 * VM_EXECUTABLE vmas */
-	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-	exe_file = mm->exe_file;
-	if (exe_file)
-		get_file(exe_file);
-	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
-	return exe_file;
-}
-
-void dup_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *oldmm, struct mm_struct *newmm)
-{
-	/* It's safe to write the exe_file pointer without exe_file_lock because
-	 * this is called during fork when the task is not yet in /proc */
-	newmm->exe_file = get_mm_exe_file(oldmm);
-}
-
 static int proc_exe_link(struct inode *inode, struct path *exe_path)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task;
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index fb8e814..9670f71 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -1408,17 +1408,11 @@ extern void exit_mmap(struct mm_struct *);
 extern int mm_take_all_locks(struct mm_struct *mm);
 extern void mm_drop_all_locks(struct mm_struct *mm);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 /* From fs/proc/base.c. callers must _not_ hold the mm's exe_file_lock */
 extern void added_exe_file_vma(struct mm_struct *mm);
 extern void removed_exe_file_vma(struct mm_struct *mm);
-#else
-static inline void added_exe_file_vma(struct mm_struct *mm)
-{}
-
-static inline void removed_exe_file_vma(struct mm_struct *mm)
-{}
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
+extern void set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, struct file *new_exe_file);
+extern struct file *get_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm);
 
 extern int may_expand_vm(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long npages);
 extern int install_special_mapping(struct mm_struct *mm,
diff --git a/include/linux/mm_types.h b/include/linux/mm_types.h
index 6fe96c1..2a78aae 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm_types.h
@@ -302,11 +302,9 @@ struct mm_struct {
 	struct task_struct __rcu *owner;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	/* store ref to file /proc/<pid>/exe symlink points to */
 	struct file *exe_file;
 	unsigned long num_exe_file_vmas;
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU_NOTIFIER
 	struct mmu_notifier_mm *mmu_notifier_mm;
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/proc_fs.h b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
index 648c9c5..e7576cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/proc_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/proc_fs.h
@@ -173,12 +173,6 @@ extern void proc_net_remove(struct net *net, const char *name);
 extern struct proc_dir_entry *proc_net_mkdir(struct net *net, const char *name,
 	struct proc_dir_entry *parent);
 
-/* While the {get|set|dup}_mm_exe_file functions are for mm_structs, they are
- * only needed to implement /proc/<pid>|self/exe so we define them here. */
-extern void set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, struct file *new_exe_file);
-extern struct file *get_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm);
-extern void dup_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *oldmm, struct mm_struct *newmm);
-
 extern struct file *proc_ns_fget(int fd);
 
 #else
@@ -230,19 +224,6 @@ static inline void pid_ns_release_proc(struct pid_namespace *ns)
 {
 }
 
-static inline void set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm,
-				   struct file *new_exe_file)
-{}
-
-static inline struct file *get_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm)
-{
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-static inline void dup_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *oldmm,
-	       			   struct mm_struct *newmm)
-{}
-
 static inline struct file *proc_ns_fget(int fd)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 1f84099..ca406d9 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 #include <linux/taskstats_kern.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
 #include <linux/tty.h>
-#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/fs_struct.h>
 #include <linux/magic.h>
@@ -597,6 +596,57 @@ void mmput(struct mm_struct *mm)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mmput);
 
+/*
+ * We added or removed a vma mapping the executable. The vmas are only mapped
+ * during exec and are not mapped with the mmap system call.
+ * Callers must hold down_write() on the mm's mmap_sem for these
+ */
+void added_exe_file_vma(struct mm_struct *mm)
+{
+	mm->num_exe_file_vmas++;
+}
+
+void removed_exe_file_vma(struct mm_struct *mm)
+{
+	mm->num_exe_file_vmas--;
+	if ((mm->num_exe_file_vmas == 0) && mm->exe_file){
+		fput(mm->exe_file);
+		mm->exe_file = NULL;
+	}
+
+}
+
+void set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, struct file *new_exe_file)
+{
+	if (new_exe_file)
+		get_file(new_exe_file);
+	if (mm->exe_file)
+		fput(mm->exe_file);
+	mm->exe_file = new_exe_file;
+	mm->num_exe_file_vmas = 0;
+}
+
+struct file *get_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm)
+{
+	struct file *exe_file;
+
+	/* We need mmap_sem to protect against races with removal of
+	 * VM_EXECUTABLE vmas */
+	down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
+	exe_file = mm->exe_file;
+	if (exe_file)
+		get_file(exe_file);
+	up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
+	return exe_file;
+}
+
+static void dup_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *oldmm, struct mm_struct *newmm)
+{
+	/* It's safe to write the exe_file pointer without exe_file_lock because
+	 * this is called during fork when the task is not yet in /proc */
+	newmm->exe_file = get_mm_exe_file(oldmm);
+}
+
 /**
  * get_task_mm - acquire a reference to the task's mm
  *
