diff --git a/config/kernel-blk-rq-bytes.m4 b/config/kernel-blk-rq-bytes.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index bedbcc6e3..000000000
--- a/config/kernel-blk-rq-bytes.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-dnl #
-dnl # 2.6.29 API change
-dnl # In the 2.6.29 kernel blk_rq_bytes() was available as a GPL-only symbol.
-dnl # So we need to check the symbol license as well.  As of 2.6.31 the
-dnl blk_rq_bytes() helper was changed to a static inline which we can use.
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_RQ_BYTES], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_rq_bytes() is available])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="${NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE}"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
-	],[
-		struct request *req = NULL;
-		(void) blk_rq_bytes(req);
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_RQ_BYTES, 1,
-		          [blk_rq_bytes() is available])
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	])
-
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_rq_bytes() is GPL-only])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/module.h>
-		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
-
-		MODULE_LICENSE("$ZFS_META_LICENSE");
-	],[
-		struct request *req = NULL;
-		(void) blk_rq_bytes(req);
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_RQ_BYTES_GPL_ONLY, 1,
-		          [blk_rq_bytes() is GPL-only])
-	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
-])
diff --git a/config/kernel-blk-rq-sectors.m4 b/config/kernel-blk-rq-sectors.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index dea5bb5ba..000000000
--- a/config/kernel-blk-rq-sectors.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-dnl #
-dnl # 2.6.31 API change
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_RQ_SECTORS], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_rq_sectors() is available])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="${NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE}"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
-	],[
-		struct request *req = NULL;
-		(void) blk_rq_sectors(req);
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_RQ_SECTORS, 1,
-		          [blk_rq_sectors() is available])
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
-])
diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index 504e45df5..12d1ac78c 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_KERNEL], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_MAX_SEGMENTS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_NONROT
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_DISCARD
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_RQ_BYTES
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_RQ_SECTORS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_DISK_RO
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_GENDISK
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DISCARD_GRANULARITY
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev_compat.h b/include/linux/blkdev_compat.h
index 2842af7e3..c3c466bc2 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev_compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev_compat.h
@@ -52,29 +52,6 @@ __blk_queue_flush(struct request_queue *q, unsigned int flags)
 	q->flush_flags = flags & (REQ_FLUSH | REQ_FUA);
 }
 #endif /* HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_FLUSH && HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_FLUSH_GPL_ONLY */
-
-#ifndef HAVE_BLK_RQ_SECTORS
-static inline unsigned int
-blk_rq_sectors(struct request *req)
-{
-	return (req->nr_sectors);
-}
-#endif /* HAVE_BLK_RQ_SECTORS */
-
-#if !defined(HAVE_BLK_RQ_BYTES) || defined(HAVE_BLK_RQ_BYTES_GPL_ONLY)
-/*
- * Define required to avoid conflicting 2.6.29 non-static prototype for a
- * GPL-only version of the helper.  As of 2.6.31 the helper is available
- * to non-GPL modules in the form of a static inline in the header.
- */
-#define	blk_rq_bytes __blk_rq_bytes
-static inline unsigned int
-__blk_rq_bytes(struct request *req)
-{
-	return (blk_rq_sectors(req) << 9);
-}
-#endif /* !HAVE_BLK_RQ_BYTES || HAVE_BLK_RQ_BYTES_GPL_ONLY */
-
 /*
  * Most of the blk_* macros were removed in 2.6.36.  Ostensibly this was
  * done to improve readability and allow easier grepping.  However, from