diff --git a/include/linux/kexec.h b/include/linux/kexec.h
index 4746bc9d39c9..22b5cd24f581 100644
--- a/include/linux/kexec.h
+++ b/include/linux/kexec.h
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ int kexec_purgatory_get_set_symbol(struct kimage *image, const char *name,
 				   void *buf, unsigned int size,
 				   bool get_value);
 void *kexec_purgatory_get_symbol_addr(struct kimage *image, const char *name);
-void *kexec_image_load_default(struct kimage *image);
 
 #ifndef arch_kexec_kernel_image_probe
 static inline int
@@ -207,11 +206,6 @@ static inline int arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image)
 }
 #endif
 
-static inline void *arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(struct kimage *image)
-{
-	return kexec_image_load_default(image);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_SIG
 #ifdef CONFIG_SIGNED_PE_FILE_VERIFICATION
 int kexec_kernel_verify_pe_sig(const char *kernel, unsigned long kernel_len);
diff --git a/kernel/kexec_file.c b/kernel/kexec_file.c
index f1a0e4e3fb5c..f989f5f1933b 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_file.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_file.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int kexec_image_probe_default(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void *kexec_image_load_default(struct kimage *image)
+static void *kexec_image_load_default(struct kimage *image)
 {
 	if (!image->fops || !image->fops->load)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOEXEC);
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ kimage_file_prepare_segments(struct kimage *image, int kernel_fd, int initrd_fd,
 	/* IMA needs to pass the measurement list to the next kernel. */
 	ima_add_kexec_buffer(image);
 
-	/* Call arch image load handlers */
-	ldata = arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(image);
+	/* Call image load handler */
+	ldata = kexec_image_load_default(image);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(ldata)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ldata);