diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index af4b5c0bf04e..4334789409c0 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -1230,7 +1230,6 @@ struct kvm_memory_slot *kvm_vcpu_gfn_to_memslot(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn
 kvm_pfn_t kvm_vcpu_gfn_to_pfn_atomic(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn);
 kvm_pfn_t kvm_vcpu_gfn_to_pfn(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn);
 int kvm_vcpu_map(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, struct kvm_host_map *map);
-struct page *kvm_vcpu_gfn_to_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn);
 void kvm_vcpu_unmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_host_map *map, bool dirty);
 unsigned long kvm_vcpu_gfn_to_hva(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn);
 unsigned long kvm_vcpu_gfn_to_hva_prot(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn, bool *writable);
@@ -1718,12 +1717,6 @@ static inline hpa_t pfn_to_hpa(kvm_pfn_t pfn)
 	return (hpa_t)pfn << PAGE_SHIFT;
 }
 
-static inline struct page *kvm_vcpu_gpa_to_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
-						gpa_t gpa)
-{
-	return kvm_vcpu_gfn_to_page(vcpu, gpa_to_gfn(gpa));
-}
-
 static inline bool kvm_is_error_gpa(struct kvm *kvm, gpa_t gpa)
 {
 	unsigned long hva = gfn_to_hva(kvm, gpa_to_gfn(gpa));
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 78d280e119b3..7cd0e3d67f9f 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -2720,8 +2720,18 @@ int gfn_to_page_many_atomic(struct kvm_memory_slot *slot, gfn_t gfn,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gfn_to_page_many_atomic);
 
-static struct page *kvm_pfn_to_page(kvm_pfn_t pfn)
+/*
+ * Do not use this helper unless you are absolutely certain the gfn _must_ be
+ * backed by 'struct page'.  A valid example is if the backing memslot is
+ * controlled by KVM.  Note, if the returned page is valid, it's refcount has
+ * been elevated by gfn_to_pfn().
+ */
+struct page *gfn_to_page(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn)
 {
+	kvm_pfn_t pfn;
+
+	pfn = gfn_to_pfn(kvm, gfn);
+
 	if (is_error_noslot_pfn(pfn))
 		return KVM_ERR_PTR_BAD_PAGE;
 
@@ -2730,15 +2740,6 @@ static struct page *kvm_pfn_to_page(kvm_pfn_t pfn)
 
 	return pfn_to_page(pfn);
 }
-
-struct page *gfn_to_page(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn)
-{
-	kvm_pfn_t pfn;
-
-	pfn = gfn_to_pfn(kvm, gfn);
-
-	return kvm_pfn_to_page(pfn);
-}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gfn_to_page);
 
 void kvm_release_pfn(kvm_pfn_t pfn, bool dirty)
@@ -2808,16 +2809,6 @@ void kvm_vcpu_unmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_host_map *map, bool dirty)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_vcpu_unmap);
 
-struct page *kvm_vcpu_gfn_to_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn)
-{
-	kvm_pfn_t pfn;
-
-	pfn = kvm_vcpu_gfn_to_pfn(vcpu, gfn);
-
-	return kvm_pfn_to_page(pfn);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_vcpu_gfn_to_page);
-
 static bool kvm_is_ad_tracked_page(struct page *page)
 {
 	/*