diff --git a/config/kernel-lseek-execute.m4 b/config/kernel-lseek-execute.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 652f611f8..000000000
--- a/config/kernel-lseek-execute.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-dnl #
-dnl # 3.11 API change
-dnl # lseek_execute helper exported
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_LSEEK_EXECUTE], [
-	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([lseek_execute], [
-		#include <linux/fs.h>
-	], [
-		struct file *fp __attribute__ ((unused)) = NULL;
-		struct inode *ip __attribute__ ((unused)) = NULL;
-		loff_t offset __attribute__ ((unused)) = 0;
-		loff_t maxsize __attribute__ ((unused)) = 0;
-
-		lseek_execute(fp, ip, offset, maxsize);
-	])
-])
-
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LSEEK_EXECUTE], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether lseek_execute() is available])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT_SYMBOL([lseek_execute],
-	    [lseek_exclusive], [fs/read_write.c], [
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LSEEK_EXECUTE, 1, [lseek_execute() is available])
-	], [
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	])
-])
diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index 11d6f4103..b2f1cdc5a 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TEST_SRC], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_BDI
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SET_NLINK
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SGET
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_LSEEK_EXECUTE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_FILEMAP_DIRTY_FOLIO
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_READ_FOLIO
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_VFS_GETATTR
@@ -230,7 +229,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TEST_RESULT], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BDI
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SET_NLINK
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SGET
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LSEEK_EXECUTE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_FILEMAP_DIRTY_FOLIO
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_READ_FOLIO
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_VFS_GETATTR
diff --git a/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/vfs_compat.h b/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/vfs_compat.h
index f600ff80d..3a7a190e5 100644
--- a/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/vfs_compat.h
+++ b/include/os/linux/kernel/linux/vfs_compat.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ zpl_bdi_destroy(struct super_block *sb)
 #define	SB_NOATIME	MS_NOATIME
 #endif
 
-#if defined(SEEK_HOLE) && defined(SEEK_DATA) && !defined(HAVE_LSEEK_EXECUTE)
+#if defined(SEEK_HOLE) && defined(SEEK_DATA)
 static inline loff_t
 lseek_execute(
 	struct file *filp,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ lseek_execute(
 
 	return (offset);
 }
-#endif /* SEEK_HOLE && SEEK_DATA && !HAVE_LSEEK_EXECUTE */
+#endif /* SEEK_HOLE && SEEK_DATA */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_FS_POSIX_ACL)
 /*