diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
index eb668da933e1..77a5bc622567 100644
--- a/mm/gup.c
+++ b/mm/gup.c
@@ -3172,46 +3172,6 @@ static int gup_fast_pud_leaf(pud_t orig, pud_t *pudp, unsigned long addr,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int gup_fast_pgd_leaf(pgd_t orig, pgd_t *pgdp, unsigned long addr,
-		unsigned long end, unsigned int flags, struct page **pages,
-		int *nr)
-{
-	int refs;
-	struct page *page;
-	struct folio *folio;
-
-	if (!pgd_access_permitted(orig, flags & FOLL_WRITE))
-		return 0;
-
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(pgd_devmap(orig));
-
-	page = pgd_page(orig);
-	refs = record_subpages(page, PGDIR_SIZE, addr, end, pages + *nr);
-
-	folio = try_grab_folio_fast(page, refs, flags);
-	if (!folio)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (unlikely(pgd_val(orig) != pgd_val(*pgdp))) {
-		gup_put_folio(folio, refs, flags);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (!pgd_write(orig) && gup_must_unshare(NULL, flags, &folio->page)) {
-		gup_put_folio(folio, refs, flags);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	if (!gup_fast_folio_allowed(folio, flags)) {
-		gup_put_folio(folio, refs, flags);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	*nr += refs;
-	folio_set_referenced(folio);
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static int gup_fast_pmd_range(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud, unsigned long addr,
 		unsigned long end, unsigned int flags, struct page **pages,
 		int *nr)
@@ -3306,12 +3266,9 @@ static void gup_fast_pgd_range(unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
 		next = pgd_addr_end(addr, end);
 		if (pgd_none(pgd))
 			return;
-		if (unlikely(pgd_leaf(pgd))) {
-			if (!gup_fast_pgd_leaf(pgd, pgdp, addr, next, flags,
-					       pages, nr))
-				return;
-		} else if (!gup_fast_p4d_range(pgdp, pgd, addr, next, flags,
-					       pages, nr))
+		BUILD_BUG_ON(pgd_leaf(pgd));
+		if (!gup_fast_p4d_range(pgdp, pgd, addr, next, flags,
+					pages, nr))
 			return;
 	} while (pgdp++, addr = next, addr != end);
 }