diff --git a/include/linux/shrinker.h b/include/linux/shrinker.h
index 2d1adabf..d0a84794 100644
--- a/include/linux/shrinker.h
+++ b/include/linux/shrinker.h
@@ -25,15 +25,10 @@ struct shrinker {
 	void	*private_data;
 };
 
-static inline void shrinker_free(struct shrinker *s)
-{
-	free(s);
-}
-
+void shrinker_free(struct shrinker *);
 struct shrinker *shrinker_alloc(unsigned int, const char *, ...);
 
 int shrinker_register(struct shrinker *);
-void shrinker_unregister(struct shrinker *);
 
 void run_shrinkers(gfp_t gfp_mask, bool);
 
diff --git a/linux/shrinker.c b/linux/shrinker.c
index 88069769..ca34ebc7 100644
--- a/linux/shrinker.c
+++ b/linux/shrinker.c
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@
 static LIST_HEAD(shrinker_list);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(shrinker_lock);
 
+void shrinker_free(struct shrinker *s)
+{
+	if (s->list.next) {
+		mutex_lock(&shrinker_lock);
+		list_del(&s->list);
+		mutex_unlock(&shrinker_lock);
+	}
+	free(s);
+}
+
 struct shrinker *shrinker_alloc(unsigned int flags, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	return calloc(sizeof(struct shrinker), 1);
@@ -26,13 +36,6 @@ int shrinker_register(struct shrinker *shrinker)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void unregister_shrinker(struct shrinker *shrinker)
-{
-	mutex_lock(&shrinker_lock);
-	list_del(&shrinker->list);
-	mutex_unlock(&shrinker_lock);
-}
-
 static void run_shrinkers_allocation_failed(gfp_t gfp_mask)
 {
 	struct shrinker *shrinker;