diff --git a/security/apparmor/notify.c b/security/apparmor/notify.c
index bf6857bc8a56..374fe897374f 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/notify.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/notify.c
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ static void __list_append_held(struct list_head *lh, struct aa_knotif *knotif)
 	knotif->flags |= KNOTIF_ON_LIST;
 }
 
+/*
 static void __list_push_held(struct list_head *lh, struct aa_knotif *knotif)
 {
 	AA_BUG(!lh);
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ static void __list_push_held(struct list_head *lh, struct aa_knotif *knotif)
 	list_add_entry(knotif, lh, list);
 	knotif->flags |= KNOTIF_ON_LIST;
 }
+*/
 
 static void __listener_add_knotif(struct aa_listener *listener,
 				  struct aa_knotif *knotif)
@@ -288,7 +290,8 @@ out:
 }
 
 // don't drop refcounts
-struct aa_knotif *listener_pop_and_hold_knotif(struct aa_listener *listener)
+static struct aa_knotif *
+listener_pop_and_hold_knotif(struct aa_listener *listener)
 {
 	struct aa_knotif *knotif = NULL;
 
@@ -303,20 +306,22 @@ struct aa_knotif *listener_pop_and_hold_knotif(struct aa_listener *listener)
 }
 
 // require refcounts held
-void listener_push_held_knotif(struct aa_listener *listener,
-			       struct aa_knotif *knotif)
+/*
+static void listener_push_held_knotif(struct aa_listener *listener,
+				      struct aa_knotif *knotif)
 {
 	spin_lock(&listener->lock);
-	/* listener ref held from pop and hold */
+	// listener ref held from pop and hold
 	__list_push_held(&listener->notifications, knotif);
 	spin_unlock(&listener->lock);
 	wake_up_interruptible_poll(&listener->wait, EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM);
 }
+*/
 
 // require refcounts held
 // list of knotifs waiting for response
-void listener_append_held_user_pending(struct aa_listener *listener,
-				       struct aa_knotif *knotif)
+static void listener_append_held_user_pending(struct aa_listener *listener,
+					      struct aa_knotif *knotif)
 {
 	spin_lock(&listener->lock);
 	__list_append_held(&listener->pending, knotif);
@@ -326,8 +331,8 @@ void listener_append_held_user_pending(struct aa_listener *listener,
 }
 
 // don't drop refcounts
-struct aa_knotif *__del_and_hold_user_pending(struct aa_listener *listener,
-					      u64 id)
+static struct aa_knotif *
+__del_and_hold_user_pending(struct aa_listener *listener, u64 id)
 {
 	struct aa_knotif *knotif;