diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace_event.h b/include/linux/ftrace_event.h
index 738d465..f434d75 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace_event.h
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@
 	ETT_EVENT_ENABLE	= (1 << 3),
 };
 
-extern void destroy_call_preds(struct ftrace_event_call *call);
 extern int filter_match_preds(struct event_filter *filter, void *rec);
 
 extern int filter_check_discard(struct ftrace_event_file *file, void *rec,
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index 85914ed..0d8ee29 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -1748,7 +1748,8 @@
 {
 	event_remove(call);
 	trace_destroy_fields(call);
-	destroy_call_preds(call);
+	free_event_filter(call->filter);
+	call->filter = NULL;
 }
 
 static int probe_remove_event_call(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
index 30fc66f..1edec32 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
@@ -804,12 +804,6 @@
 	__free_filter(filter);
 }
 
-void destroy_call_preds(struct ftrace_event_call *call)
-{
-	__free_filter(call->filter);
-	call->filter = NULL;
-}
-
 static struct event_filter *__alloc_filter(void)
 {
 	struct event_filter *filter;