diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_internal.h b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_internal.h
index 471470b6f199..ab01560d51df 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/lmv/lmv_internal.h
@@ -55,30 +55,6 @@ int __lmv_fid_alloc(struct lmv_obd *lmv, struct lu_fid *fid, u32 mds);
 int lmv_fid_alloc(struct obd_export *exp, struct lu_fid *fid,
 		  struct md_op_data *op_data);
 
-static inline struct lmv_stripe_md *lmv_get_mea(struct ptlrpc_request *req)
-{
-	struct mdt_body	 *body;
-	struct lmv_stripe_md    *mea;
-
-	LASSERT(req);
-
-	body = req_capsule_server_get(&req->rq_pill, &RMF_MDT_BODY);
-
-	if (!body || !S_ISDIR(body->mode) || !body->eadatasize)
-		return NULL;
-
-	mea = req_capsule_server_sized_get(&req->rq_pill, &RMF_MDT_MD,
-					   body->eadatasize);
-	if (mea->mea_count == 0)
-		return NULL;
-	if (mea->mea_magic != MEA_MAGIC_LAST_CHAR &&
-	    mea->mea_magic != MEA_MAGIC_ALL_CHARS &&
-	    mea->mea_magic != MEA_MAGIC_HASH_SEGMENT)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return mea;
-}
-
 static inline int lmv_get_easize(struct lmv_obd *lmv)
 {
 	return sizeof(struct lmv_stripe_md) +