diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 0cd10c44a7b1..25a228350c75 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -5865,7 +5865,7 @@ void ata_host_init(struct ata_host *host, struct device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_host_init);
 
-void __ata_port_probe(struct ata_port *ap)
+void ata_port_probe(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
 	struct ata_eh_info *ehi = &ap->link.eh_info;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -5883,6 +5883,7 @@ void __ata_port_probe(struct ata_port *ap)
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(ap->lock, flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_port_probe);
 
 static void async_port_probe(void *data, async_cookie_t cookie)
 {
@@ -5898,7 +5899,7 @@ static void async_port_probe(void *data, async_cookie_t cookie)
 	if (!(ap->host->flags & ATA_HOST_PARALLEL_SCAN) && ap->port_no != 0)
 		async_synchronize_cookie(cookie);
 
-	__ata_port_probe(ap);
+	ata_port_probe(ap);
 	ata_port_wait_eh(ap);
 
 	/* in order to keep device order, we need to synchronize at this point */
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c
index 23252ebe312d..c0253adbf47c 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sata.c
@@ -1144,19 +1144,6 @@ struct ata_port *ata_sas_port_alloc(struct ata_host *host,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sas_port_alloc);
 
-/**
- * ata_sas_async_probe - simply schedule probing and return
- * @ap: Port to probe
- *
- * For batch scheduling of probe for sas attached ata devices, assumes
- * the port has already been through ata_sas_port_init()
- */
-void ata_sas_async_probe(struct ata_port *ap)
-{
-	__ata_port_probe(ap);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sas_async_probe);
-
 /**
  *	ata_sas_port_init - Initialize a SATA device
  *	@ap: SATA port to initialize
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata.h b/drivers/ata/libata.h
index cf993885d2b2..1ec9b4427b84 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata.h
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ extern int ata_task_ioctl(struct scsi_device *scsidev, void __user *arg);
 extern int ata_cmd_ioctl(struct scsi_device *scsidev, void __user *arg);
 extern struct ata_port *ata_port_alloc(struct ata_host *host);
 extern const char *sata_spd_string(unsigned int spd);
-extern int ata_port_probe(struct ata_port *ap);
-extern void __ata_port_probe(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern unsigned int ata_read_log_page(struct ata_device *dev, u8 log,
 				      u8 page, void *buf, unsigned int sectors);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
index 8f22ece957bd..b2f07c6f30e7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hisi_sas/hisi_sas_main.c
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ static int hisi_sas_init_device(struct domain_device *device)
 		 * However we don't need to issue a hard reset here for these
 		 * reasons:
 		 * a. When probing the device, libsas/libata already issues a
-		 * hard reset in sas_probe_sata() -> ata_sas_async_probe().
+		 * hard reset in sas_probe_sata() -> ata_port_probe().
 		 * Note that in hisi_sas_debug_I_T_nexus_reset() we take care
 		 * to issue a hard reset by checking the dev status (== INIT).
 		 * b. When resetting the controller, this is simply unnecessary.
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
index a2eb9a2191c0..d6bb37b3974a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ void sas_probe_sata(struct asd_sas_port *port)
 		if (!dev_is_sata(dev))
 			continue;
 
-		ata_sas_async_probe(dev->sata_dev.ap);
+		ata_port_probe(dev->sata_dev.ap);
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&port->ha->disco_mutex);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 8e219c486a90..67e34948eac8 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@ extern int sata_link_scr_lpm(struct ata_link *link, enum ata_lpm_policy policy,
 extern int ata_slave_link_init(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern struct ata_port *ata_sas_port_alloc(struct ata_host *,
 					   struct ata_port_info *, struct Scsi_Host *);
-extern void ata_sas_async_probe(struct ata_port *ap);
+extern void ata_port_probe(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int ata_sas_port_init(struct ata_port *);
 extern int ata_sas_tport_add(struct device *parent, struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_sas_tport_delete(struct ata_port *ap);
