diff --git a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
index e101b11f95e5..59a4aa86d1f3 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/ring_buffer.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ int hv_ringbuffer_read(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
 	memcpy(buffer, (const char *)desc + offset, packetlen);
 
 	/* Advance ring index to next packet descriptor */
-	__hv_pkt_iter_next(channel, desc, true);
+	__hv_pkt_iter_next(channel, desc);
 
 	/* Notify host of update */
 	hv_pkt_iter_close(channel);
@@ -464,22 +464,6 @@ static u32 hv_pkt_iter_avail(const struct hv_ring_buffer_info *rbi)
 		return (rbi->ring_datasize - priv_read_loc) + write_loc;
 }
 
-/*
- * Get first vmbus packet without copying it out of the ring buffer
- */
-struct vmpacket_descriptor *hv_pkt_iter_first_raw(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
-{
-	struct hv_ring_buffer_info *rbi = &channel->inbound;
-
-	hv_debug_delay_test(channel, MESSAGE_DELAY);
-
-	if (hv_pkt_iter_avail(rbi) < sizeof(struct vmpacket_descriptor))
-		return NULL;
-
-	return (struct vmpacket_descriptor *)(hv_get_ring_buffer(rbi) + rbi->priv_read_index);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hv_pkt_iter_first_raw);
-
 /*
  * Get first vmbus packet from ring buffer after read_index
  *
@@ -491,11 +475,14 @@ struct vmpacket_descriptor *hv_pkt_iter_first(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
 	struct vmpacket_descriptor *desc, *desc_copy;
 	u32 bytes_avail, pkt_len, pkt_offset;
 
-	desc = hv_pkt_iter_first_raw(channel);
-	if (!desc)
-		return NULL;
+	hv_debug_delay_test(channel, MESSAGE_DELAY);
 
-	bytes_avail = min(rbi->pkt_buffer_size, hv_pkt_iter_avail(rbi));
+	bytes_avail = hv_pkt_iter_avail(rbi);
+	if (bytes_avail < sizeof(struct vmpacket_descriptor))
+		return NULL;
+	bytes_avail = min(rbi->pkt_buffer_size, bytes_avail);
+
+	desc = (struct vmpacket_descriptor *)(hv_get_ring_buffer(rbi) + rbi->priv_read_index);
 
 	/*
 	 * Ensure the compiler does not use references to incoming Hyper-V values (which
@@ -542,8 +529,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hv_pkt_iter_first);
  */
 struct vmpacket_descriptor *
 __hv_pkt_iter_next(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
-		   const struct vmpacket_descriptor *desc,
-		   bool copy)
+		   const struct vmpacket_descriptor *desc)
 {
 	struct hv_ring_buffer_info *rbi = &channel->inbound;
 	u32 packetlen = desc->len8 << 3;
@@ -556,7 +542,7 @@ __hv_pkt_iter_next(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
 		rbi->priv_read_index -= dsize;
 
 	/* more data? */
-	return copy ? hv_pkt_iter_first(channel) : hv_pkt_iter_first_raw(channel);
+	return hv_pkt_iter_first(channel);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__hv_pkt_iter_next);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/hyperv.h b/include/linux/hyperv.h
index b028905d8334..c440c45887c2 100644
--- a/include/linux/hyperv.h
+++ b/include/linux/hyperv.h
@@ -1706,55 +1706,28 @@ static inline u32 hv_pkt_len(const struct vmpacket_descriptor *desc)
 	return desc->len8 << 3;
 }
 
-struct vmpacket_descriptor *
-hv_pkt_iter_first_raw(struct vmbus_channel *channel);
-
 struct vmpacket_descriptor *
 hv_pkt_iter_first(struct vmbus_channel *channel);
 
 struct vmpacket_descriptor *
 __hv_pkt_iter_next(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
-		   const struct vmpacket_descriptor *pkt,
-		   bool copy);
+		   const struct vmpacket_descriptor *pkt);
 
 void hv_pkt_iter_close(struct vmbus_channel *channel);
 
 static inline struct vmpacket_descriptor *
-hv_pkt_iter_next_pkt(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
-		     const struct vmpacket_descriptor *pkt,
-		     bool copy)
+hv_pkt_iter_next(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
+		 const struct vmpacket_descriptor *pkt)
 {
 	struct vmpacket_descriptor *nxt;
 
-	nxt = __hv_pkt_iter_next(channel, pkt, copy);
+	nxt = __hv_pkt_iter_next(channel, pkt);
 	if (!nxt)
 		hv_pkt_iter_close(channel);
 
 	return nxt;
 }
 
-/*
- * Get next packet descriptor without copying it out of the ring buffer
- * If at end of list, return NULL and update host.
- */
-static inline struct vmpacket_descriptor *
-hv_pkt_iter_next_raw(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
-		     const struct vmpacket_descriptor *pkt)
-{
-	return hv_pkt_iter_next_pkt(channel, pkt, false);
-}
-
-/*
- * Get next packet descriptor from iterator
- * If at end of list, return NULL and update host.
- */
-static inline struct vmpacket_descriptor *
-hv_pkt_iter_next(struct vmbus_channel *channel,
-		 const struct vmpacket_descriptor *pkt)
-{
-	return hv_pkt_iter_next_pkt(channel, pkt, true);
-}
-
 #define foreach_vmbus_pkt(pkt, channel) \
 	for (pkt = hv_pkt_iter_first(channel); pkt; \
 	    pkt = hv_pkt_iter_next(channel, pkt))