diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
index 3ebae3b65c28..13ff4c8bfe5a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/verbs.c
@@ -1127,8 +1127,7 @@ struct ib_qp *ib_open_qp(struct ib_xrcd *xrcd,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_open_qp);
 
 static struct ib_qp *create_xrc_qp_user(struct ib_qp *qp,
-					struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr,
-					struct ib_udata *udata)
+					struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr)
 {
 	struct ib_qp *real_qp = qp;
 
@@ -1150,9 +1149,18 @@ static struct ib_qp *create_xrc_qp_user(struct ib_qp *qp,
 	return qp;
 }
 
-struct ib_qp *ib_create_qp_user(struct ib_pd *pd,
-				struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr,
-				struct ib_udata *udata)
+/**
+ * ib_create_qp - Creates a kernel QP associated with the specified protection
+ *   domain.
+ * @pd: The protection domain associated with the QP.
+ * @qp_init_attr: A list of initial attributes required to create the
+ *   QP.  If QP creation succeeds, then the attributes are updated to
+ *   the actual capabilities of the created QP.
+ *
+ * NOTE: for user qp use ib_create_qp_user with valid udata!
+ */
+struct ib_qp *ib_create_qp(struct ib_pd *pd,
+			   struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr)
 {
 	struct ib_device *device = pd ? pd->device : qp_init_attr->xrcd->device;
 	struct ib_qp *qp;
@@ -1197,7 +1205,7 @@ struct ib_qp *ib_create_qp_user(struct ib_pd *pd,
 
 	if (qp_init_attr->qp_type == IB_QPT_XRC_TGT) {
 		struct ib_qp *xrc_qp =
-			create_xrc_qp_user(qp, qp_init_attr, udata);
+			create_xrc_qp_user(qp, qp_init_attr);
 
 		if (IS_ERR(xrc_qp)) {
 			ret = PTR_ERR(xrc_qp);
@@ -1253,7 +1261,7 @@ err:
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_create_qp_user);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ib_create_qp);
 
 static const struct {
 	int			valid;
diff --git a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
index 1f779fad3a1e..5f3a04ead9f5 100644
--- a/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
+++ b/include/rdma/ib_verbs.h
@@ -3627,35 +3627,8 @@ static inline int ib_post_srq_recv(struct ib_srq *srq,
 					      bad_recv_wr ? : &dummy);
 }
 
-/**
- * ib_create_qp_user - Creates a QP associated with the specified protection
- *   domain.
- * @pd: The protection domain associated with the QP.
- * @qp_init_attr: A list of initial attributes required to create the
- *   QP.  If QP creation succeeds, then the attributes are updated to
- *   the actual capabilities of the created QP.
- * @udata: Valid user data or NULL for kernel objects
- */
-struct ib_qp *ib_create_qp_user(struct ib_pd *pd,
-				struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr,
-				struct ib_udata *udata);
-
-/**
- * ib_create_qp - Creates a kernel QP associated with the specified protection
- *   domain.
- * @pd: The protection domain associated with the QP.
- * @qp_init_attr: A list of initial attributes required to create the
- *   QP.  If QP creation succeeds, then the attributes are updated to
- *   the actual capabilities of the created QP.
- * @udata: Valid user data or NULL for kernel objects
- *
- * NOTE: for user qp use ib_create_qp_user with valid udata!
- */
-static inline struct ib_qp *ib_create_qp(struct ib_pd *pd,
-					 struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr)
-{
-	return ib_create_qp_user(pd, qp_init_attr, NULL);
-}
+struct ib_qp *ib_create_qp(struct ib_pd *pd,
+			   struct ib_qp_init_attr *qp_init_attr);
 
 /**
  * ib_modify_qp_with_udata - Modifies the attributes for the specified QP.