diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 4d16f3b1ee11..e445344f6f07 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -1226,18 +1226,6 @@ int io_run_local_work(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void io_req_tw_post(struct io_kiocb *req, bool *locked)
-{
-	io_req_complete_post(req);
-}
-
-void io_req_tw_post_queue(struct io_kiocb *req, s32 res, u32 cflags)
-{
-	io_req_set_res(req, res, cflags);
-	req->io_task_work.func = io_req_tw_post;
-	io_req_task_work_add(req);
-}
-
 static void io_req_task_cancel(struct io_kiocb *req, bool *locked)
 {
 	/* not needed for normal modes, but SQPOLL depends on it */
diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.h b/io_uring/io_uring.h
index 83013ee584d6..222af88df10f 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.h
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ static inline bool io_req_ffs_set(struct io_kiocb *req)
 void __io_req_task_work_add(struct io_kiocb *req, bool allow_local);
 bool io_is_uring_fops(struct file *file);
 bool io_alloc_async_data(struct io_kiocb *req);
-void io_req_tw_post_queue(struct io_kiocb *req, s32 res, u32 cflags);
 void io_req_task_queue(struct io_kiocb *req);
 void io_queue_iowq(struct io_kiocb *req, bool *dont_use);
 void io_req_task_complete(struct io_kiocb *req, bool *locked);
@@ -375,4 +374,11 @@ static inline bool io_allowed_run_tw(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 		      ctx->submitter_task == current);
 }
 
+static inline void io_req_queue_tw_complete(struct io_kiocb *req, s32 res)
+{
+	io_req_set_res(req, res, 0);
+	req->io_task_work.func = io_req_task_complete;
+	io_req_task_work_add(req);
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/io_uring/timeout.c b/io_uring/timeout.c
index a819818df7b3..5b4bc93fd6e0 100644
--- a/io_uring/timeout.c
+++ b/io_uring/timeout.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static bool io_kill_timeout(struct io_kiocb *req, int status)
 		atomic_set(&req->ctx->cq_timeouts,
 			atomic_read(&req->ctx->cq_timeouts) + 1);
 		list_del_init(&timeout->list);
-		io_req_tw_post_queue(req, status, 0);
+		io_req_queue_tw_complete(req, status);
 		return true;
 	}
 	return false;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void io_disarm_next(struct io_kiocb *req)
 		req->flags &= ~REQ_F_ARM_LTIMEOUT;
 		if (link && link->opcode == IORING_OP_LINK_TIMEOUT) {
 			io_remove_next_linked(req);
-			io_req_tw_post_queue(link, -ECANCELED, 0);
+			io_req_queue_tw_complete(link, -ECANCELED);
 		}
 	} else if (req->flags & REQ_F_LINK_TIMEOUT) {
 		struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void io_disarm_next(struct io_kiocb *req)
 		link = io_disarm_linked_timeout(req);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->timeout_lock);
 		if (link)
-			io_req_tw_post_queue(link, -ECANCELED, 0);
+			io_req_queue_tw_complete(link, -ECANCELED);
 	}
 	if (unlikely((req->flags & REQ_F_FAIL) &&
 		     !(req->flags & REQ_F_HARDLINK)))