diff --git a/fs/ntfs/compress.c b/fs/ntfs/compress.c
index 76bd806b41ed..c904858dff3d 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/compress.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/compress.c
@@ -96,26 +96,6 @@ void free_compression_buffers(void)
 	mutex_unlock(&ntfs_cb_lock);
 }
 
-/*
- * zero_partial_compressed_page - zero out of bounds compressed page region
- * @page: page to zero
- * @initialized_size: initialized size of the attribute
- */
-static void zero_partial_compressed_page(struct page *page,
-		const s64 initialized_size)
-{
-	u8 *kp = page_address(page);
-	unsigned int kp_ofs;
-
-	ntfs_debug("Zeroing page region outside initialized size.");
-	if (((s64)page->__folio_index << PAGE_SHIFT) >= initialized_size) {
-		clear_page(kp);
-		return;
-	}
-	kp_ofs = initialized_size & ~PAGE_MASK;
-	memset(kp + kp_ofs, 0, PAGE_SIZE - kp_ofs);
-}
-
 /*
  * handle_bounds_compressed_page - test for&handle out of bounds compressed page
  * @page: page to check and handle
@@ -126,8 +106,18 @@ static inline void handle_bounds_compressed_page(struct page *page,
 		const loff_t i_size, const s64 initialized_size)
 {
 	if ((page->__folio_index >= (initialized_size >> PAGE_SHIFT)) &&
-			(initialized_size < i_size))
-		zero_partial_compressed_page(page, initialized_size);
+			(initialized_size < i_size)) {
+		u8 *kp = page_address(page);
+		unsigned int kp_ofs;
+
+		ntfs_debug("Zeroing page region outside initialized size.");
+		if (((s64)page->__folio_index << PAGE_SHIFT) >= initialized_size) {
+			clear_page(kp);
+			return;
+		}
+		kp_ofs = initialized_size & ~PAGE_MASK;
+		memset(kp + kp_ofs, 0, PAGE_SIZE - kp_ofs);
+	}
 }
 
 /*