diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index cbdf82f0183f..a9819ddb1ab8 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -1008,14 +1008,6 @@ static int ecryptfs_getattr_link(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int ecryptfs_do_getattr(const struct path *path, struct kstat *stat,
-			       u32 request_mask, unsigned int flags)
-{
-	if (flags & AT_GETATTR_NOSEC)
-		return vfs_getattr_nosec(path, stat, request_mask, flags);
-	return vfs_getattr(path, stat, request_mask, flags);
-}
-
 static int ecryptfs_getattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 			    const struct path *path, struct kstat *stat,
 			    u32 request_mask, unsigned int flags)
@@ -1024,8 +1016,8 @@ static int ecryptfs_getattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 	struct kstat lower_stat;
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = ecryptfs_do_getattr(ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_path(dentry),
-				 &lower_stat, request_mask, flags);
+	rc = vfs_getattr_nosec(ecryptfs_dentry_to_lower_path(dentry),
+			       &lower_stat, request_mask, flags);
 	if (!rc) {
 		fsstack_copy_attr_all(d_inode(dentry),
 				      ecryptfs_inode_to_lower(d_inode(dentry)));
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index 8001efd1f047..e7f02ae1e098 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ int open_namespace(struct ns_common *ns);
  * fs/stat.c:
  */
 
-int getname_statx_lookup_flags(int flags);
 int do_statx(int dfd, struct filename *filename, unsigned int flags,
 	     unsigned int mask, struct statx __user *buffer);
 int do_statx_fd(int fd, unsigned int flags, unsigned int mask,
diff --git a/fs/libfs.c b/fs/libfs.c
index a168ece5cc61..748ac5923154 100644
--- a/fs/libfs.c
+++ b/fs/libfs.c
@@ -1715,15 +1715,6 @@ static struct dentry *empty_dir_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 }
 
-static int empty_dir_getattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
-			     const struct path *path, struct kstat *stat,
-			     u32 request_mask, unsigned int query_flags)
-{
-	struct inode *inode = d_inode(path->dentry);
-	generic_fillattr(&nop_mnt_idmap, request_mask, inode, stat);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int empty_dir_setattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 			     struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 {
@@ -1737,9 +1728,7 @@ static ssize_t empty_dir_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *list, size_t siz
 
 static const struct inode_operations empty_dir_inode_operations = {
 	.lookup		= empty_dir_lookup,
-	.permission	= generic_permission,
 	.setattr	= empty_dir_setattr,
-	.getattr	= empty_dir_getattr,
 	.listxattr	= empty_dir_listxattr,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
index 35fd3e3e1778..8b31f44c12cd 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/inode.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ int ovl_getattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, const struct path *path,
 
 	type = ovl_path_real(dentry, &realpath);
 	old_cred = ovl_override_creds(dentry->d_sb);
-	err = ovl_do_getattr(&realpath, stat, request_mask, flags);
+	err = vfs_getattr_nosec(&realpath, stat, request_mask, flags);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ int ovl_getattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, const struct path *path,
 					(!is_dir ? STATX_NLINK : 0);
 
 			ovl_path_lower(dentry, &realpath);
-			err = ovl_do_getattr(&realpath, &lowerstat, lowermask,
-					     flags);
+			err = vfs_getattr_nosec(&realpath, &lowerstat, lowermask,
+						flags);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
 
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ int ovl_getattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, const struct path *path,
 
 			ovl_path_lowerdata(dentry, &realpath);
 			if (realpath.dentry) {
-				err = ovl_do_getattr(&realpath, &lowerdatastat,
-						     lowermask, flags);
+				err = vfs_getattr_nosec(&realpath, &lowerdatastat,
+							lowermask, flags);
 				if (err)
 					goto out;
 			} else {
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
index 0bfe35da4b7b..910dbbb2bb7b 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
@@ -412,14 +412,6 @@ static inline bool ovl_open_flags_need_copy_up(int flags)
 	return ((OPEN_FMODE(flags) & FMODE_WRITE) || (flags & O_TRUNC));
 }
 
-static inline int ovl_do_getattr(const struct path *path, struct kstat *stat,
-				 u32 request_mask, unsigned int flags)
-{
-	if (flags & AT_GETATTR_NOSEC)
-		return vfs_getattr_nosec(path, stat, request_mask, flags);
-	return vfs_getattr(path, stat, request_mask, flags);
-}
-
 /* util.c */
 int ovl_get_write_access(struct dentry *dentry);
 void ovl_put_write_access(struct dentry *dentry);
diff --git a/fs/stat.c b/fs/stat.c
index 224fbdaa2d13..0870e969a8a0 100644
--- a/fs/stat.c
+++ b/fs/stat.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ int vfs_getattr_nosec(const struct path *path, struct kstat *stat,
 	if (inode->i_op->getattr)
 		return inode->i_op->getattr(idmap, path, stat,
 					    request_mask,
-					    query_flags | AT_GETATTR_NOSEC);
+					    query_flags);
 
 	generic_fillattr(idmap, request_mask, inode, stat);
 	return 0;
@@ -240,9 +240,6 @@ int vfs_getattr(const struct path *path, struct kstat *stat,
 {
 	int retval;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(query_flags & AT_GETATTR_NOSEC))
-		return -EPERM;
-
 	retval = security_inode_getattr(path);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
@@ -262,18 +259,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_getattr);
  */
 int vfs_fstat(int fd, struct kstat *stat)
 {
-	struct fd f;
-	int error;
-
-	f = fdget_raw(fd);
-	if (!fd_file(f))
+	CLASS(fd_raw, f)(fd);
+	if (fd_empty(f))
 		return -EBADF;
-	error = vfs_getattr(&fd_file(f)->f_path, stat, STATX_BASIC_STATS, 0);
-	fdput(f);
-	return error;
+	return vfs_getattr(&fd_file(f)->f_path, stat, STATX_BASIC_STATS, 0);
 }
 
-int getname_statx_lookup_flags(int flags)
+static int statx_lookup_flags(int flags)
 {
 	int lookup_flags = 0;
 
@@ -281,8 +273,6 @@ int getname_statx_lookup_flags(int flags)
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_FOLLOW;
 	if (!(flags & AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT))
 		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_AUTOMOUNT;
-	if (flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH)
-		lookup_flags |= LOOKUP_EMPTY;
 
 	return lookup_flags;
 }
@@ -319,7 +309,7 @@ static int vfs_statx_fd(int fd, int flags, struct kstat *stat,
 			  u32 request_mask)
 {
 	CLASS(fd_raw, f)(fd);
-	if (!fd_file(f))
+	if (fd_empty(f))
 		return -EBADF;
 	return vfs_statx_path(&fd_file(f)->f_path, flags, stat, request_mask);
 }
@@ -343,7 +333,7 @@ static int vfs_statx(int dfd, struct filename *filename, int flags,
 	      struct kstat *stat, u32 request_mask)
 {
 	struct path path;
-	unsigned int lookup_flags = getname_statx_lookup_flags(flags);
+	unsigned int lookup_flags = statx_lookup_flags(flags);
 	int error;
 
 	if (flags & ~(AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW | AT_NO_AUTOMOUNT | AT_EMPTY_PATH |
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/fcntl.h b/include/uapi/linux/fcntl.h
index 87e2dec79fea..a40833bf2855 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/fcntl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/fcntl.h
@@ -154,8 +154,4 @@
 					   usable with open_by_handle_at(2). */
 #define AT_HANDLE_MNT_ID_UNIQUE	0x001	/* Return the u64 unique mount ID. */
 
-#if defined(__KERNEL__)
-#define AT_GETATTR_NOSEC	0x80000000
-#endif
-
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_FCNTL_H */
diff --git a/io_uring/statx.c b/io_uring/statx.c
index f7f9b202eec0..6bc4651700a2 100644
--- a/io_uring/statx.c
+++ b/io_uring/statx.c
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ int io_statx_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 	sx->buffer = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr2));
 	sx->flags = READ_ONCE(sqe->statx_flags);
 
-	sx->filename = getname_flags(path,
-				     getname_statx_lookup_flags(sx->flags));
+	sx->filename = getname_uflags(path, sx->flags);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(sx->filename)) {
 		int ret = PTR_ERR(sx->filename);