}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_driver_flush_buffer);
 
-/**
- *     tty_throttle            -       flow control
- *     @tty: terminal
- *
- *     Indicate that a tty should stop transmitting data down the stack.
- *     Takes the termios rwsem to protect against parallel throttle/unthrottle
- *     and also to ensure the driver can consistently reference its own
- *     termios data at this point when implementing software flow control.
- */
-
-void tty_throttle(struct tty_struct *tty)
-{
-       down_write(&tty->termios_rwsem);
-       /* check TTY_THROTTLED first so it indicates our state */
-       if (!test_and_set_bit(TTY_THROTTLED, &tty->flags) &&
-           tty->ops->throttle)
-               tty->ops->throttle(tty);
-       tty->flow_change = 0;
-       up_write(&tty->termios_rwsem);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_throttle);
-
 /**
  *     tty_unthrottle          -       flow control
  *     @tty: terminal
  *     tty_throttle_safe       -       flow control
  *     @tty: terminal
  *
- *     Similar to tty_throttle() but will only attempt throttle
- *     if tty->flow_change is TTY_THROTTLE_SAFE. Prevents an accidental
- *     throttle due to race conditions when throttling is conditional
- *     on factors evaluated prior to throttling.
+ *     Indicate that a tty should stop transmitting data down the stack.
+ *     tty_throttle_safe will only attempt throttle if tty->flow_change is
+ *     TTY_THROTTLE_SAFE. Prevents an accidental throttle due to race
+ *     conditions when throttling is conditional on factors evaluated prior to
+ *     throttling.
  *
  *     Returns 0 if tty is throttled (or was already throttled)
  */
 
 extern unsigned int tty_chars_in_buffer(struct tty_struct *tty);
 extern unsigned int tty_write_room(struct tty_struct *tty);
 extern void tty_driver_flush_buffer(struct tty_struct *tty);
-extern void tty_throttle(struct tty_struct *tty);
 extern void tty_unthrottle(struct tty_struct *tty);
 extern int tty_throttle_safe(struct tty_struct *tty);
 extern int tty_unthrottle_safe(struct tty_struct *tty);
 
  *     the line discipline are close to full, and it should somehow
  *     signal that no more characters should be sent to the tty.
  *
- *     Optional: Always invoke via tty_throttle(), called under the
+ *     Optional: Always invoke via tty_throttle_safe(), called under the
  *     termios lock.
  * 
  * void (*unthrottle)(struct tty_struct * tty);