diff --git a/scst/include/backport.h b/scst/include/backport.h
index 8011d4921..de48788f9 100644
--- a/scst/include/backport.h
+++ b/scst/include/backport.h
@@ -452,21 +452,6 @@ kernel_read_backport(struct file *file, void *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 
 #define kernel_read(file, buf, count, pos)			\
 	kernel_read_backport((file), (buf), (count), (pos))
-
-/*
- * See also commit 7bb307e894d5 ("export kernel_write(), convert open-coded
- * instances") # v3.10.
- */
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 10, 0) && !defined(RHEL_MAJOR)
-static inline ssize_t
-kernel_write_backport(struct file *file, void *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
-{
-	return kernel_write(file, *pos, buf, count);
-}
-
-#define kernel_write(file, buf, count, pos)			\
-	kernel_write_backport((file), (buf), (count), (pos))
-#endif
 #endif
 
 /* <linux/iocontext.h> */