diff --git a/mm/swap.h b/mm/swap.h
index 9728e6a944b2..a77016f2423b 100644
--- a/mm/swap.h
+++ b/mm/swap.h
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ void __swap_cache_del_folio(struct swap_cluster_info *ci,
 			    struct folio *folio, swp_entry_t entry, void *shadow);
 void __swap_cache_replace_folio(struct swap_cluster_info *ci,
 				struct folio *old, struct folio *new);
-void __swap_cache_clear_shadow(swp_entry_t entry, int nr_ents);
 
 void show_swap_cache_info(void);
 void swapcache_clear(struct swap_info_struct *si, swp_entry_t entry, int nr);
diff --git a/mm/swap_state.c b/mm/swap_state.c
index e7618ffe6d70..32d9d877bda8 100644
--- a/mm/swap_state.c
+++ b/mm/swap_state.c
@@ -350,27 +350,6 @@ void __swap_cache_replace_folio(struct swap_cluster_info *ci,
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * __swap_cache_clear_shadow - Clears a set of shadows in the swap cache.
- * @entry: The starting index entry.
- * @nr_ents: How many slots need to be cleared.
- *
- * Context: Caller must ensure the range is valid, all in one single cluster,
- * not occupied by any folio, and lock the cluster.
- */
-void __swap_cache_clear_shadow(swp_entry_t entry, int nr_ents)
-{
-	struct swap_cluster_info *ci = __swap_entry_to_cluster(entry);
-	unsigned int ci_off = swp_cluster_offset(entry), ci_end;
-	unsigned long old;
-
-	ci_end = ci_off + nr_ents;
-	do {
-		old = __swap_table_xchg(ci, ci_off, null_to_swp_tb());
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(swp_tb_is_folio(old) || swp_tb_get_count(old));
-	} while (++ci_off < ci_end);
-}
-
 /*
  * If we are the only user, then try to free up the swap cache.
  *
diff --git a/mm/swapfile.c b/mm/swapfile.c
index f9ba89cb290c..915bc93964db 100644
--- a/mm/swapfile.c
+++ b/mm/swapfile.c
@@ -1287,7 +1287,6 @@ static void swap_range_alloc(struct swap_info_struct *si,
 static void swap_range_free(struct swap_info_struct *si, unsigned long offset,
 			    unsigned int nr_entries)
 {
-	unsigned long begin = offset;
 	unsigned long end = offset + nr_entries - 1;
 	void (*swap_slot_free_notify)(struct block_device *, unsigned long);
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -1312,7 +1311,6 @@ static void swap_range_free(struct swap_info_struct *si, unsigned long offset,
 			swap_slot_free_notify(si->bdev, offset);
 		offset++;
 	}
-	__swap_cache_clear_shadow(swp_entry(si->type, begin), nr_entries);
 
 	/*
 	 * Make sure that try_to_unuse() observes si->inuse_pages reaching 0