diff --git a/src/backend/storage/lmgr/lwlock.c b/src/backend/storage/lmgr/lwlock.c
index 2ee0339c52e..a133c97b992 100644
--- a/src/backend/storage/lmgr/lwlock.c
+++ b/src/backend/storage/lmgr/lwlock.c
@@ -1783,25 +1783,18 @@ LWLockUpdateVar(LWLock *lock, pg_atomic_uint64 *valptr, uint64 val)
 
 
 /*
- * Stop treating lock as held by current backend.
- *
- * This is the code that can be shared between actually releasing a lock
- * (LWLockRelease()) and just not tracking ownership of the lock anymore
- * without releasing the lock (LWLockDisown()).
- *
- * Returns the mode in which the lock was held by the current backend.
- *
- * NB: This does not call RESUME_INTERRUPTS(), but leaves that responsibility
- * of the caller.
+ * LWLockRelease - release a previously acquired lock
  *
  * NB: This will leave lock->owner pointing to the current backend (if
  * LOCK_DEBUG is set). This is somewhat intentional, as it makes it easier to
  * debug cases of missing wakeups during lock release.
  */
-static inline LWLockMode
-LWLockDisownInternal(LWLock *lock)
+void
+LWLockRelease(LWLock *lock)
 {
 	LWLockMode	mode;
+	uint32		oldstate;
+	bool		check_waiters;
 	int			i;
 
 	/*
@@ -1821,18 +1814,7 @@ LWLockDisownInternal(LWLock *lock)
 	for (; i < num_held_lwlocks; i++)
 		held_lwlocks[i] = held_lwlocks[i + 1];
 
-	return mode;
-}
-
-/*
- * Helper function to release lock, shared between LWLockRelease() and
- * LWLockReleaseDisowned().
- */
-static void
-LWLockReleaseInternal(LWLock *lock, LWLockMode mode)
-{
-	uint32		oldstate;
-	bool		check_waiters;
+	PRINT_LWDEBUG("LWLockRelease", lock, mode);
 
 	/*
 	 * Release my hold on lock, after that it can immediately be acquired by
@@ -1870,38 +1852,6 @@ LWLockReleaseInternal(LWLock *lock, LWLockMode mode)
 		LOG_LWDEBUG("LWLockRelease", lock, "releasing waiters");
 		LWLockWakeup(lock);
 	}
-}
-
-
-/*
- * Stop treating lock as held by current backend.
- *
- * After calling this function it's the callers responsibility to ensure that
- * the lock gets released (via LWLockReleaseDisowned()), even in case of an
- * error. This only is desirable if the lock is going to be released in a
- * different process than the process that acquired it.
- */
-void
-LWLockDisown(LWLock *lock)
-{
-	LWLockDisownInternal(lock);
-
-	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
-}
-
-/*
- * LWLockRelease - release a previously acquired lock
- */
-void
-LWLockRelease(LWLock *lock)
-{
-	LWLockMode	mode;
-
-	mode = LWLockDisownInternal(lock);
-
-	PRINT_LWDEBUG("LWLockRelease", lock, mode);
-
-	LWLockReleaseInternal(lock, mode);
 
 	/*
 	 * Now okay to allow cancel/die interrupts.
@@ -1909,15 +1859,6 @@ LWLockRelease(LWLock *lock)
 	RESUME_INTERRUPTS();
 }
 
-/*
- * Release lock previously disowned with LWLockDisown().
- */
-void
-LWLockReleaseDisowned(LWLock *lock, LWLockMode mode)
-{
-	LWLockReleaseInternal(lock, mode);
-}
-
 /*
  * LWLockReleaseClearVar - release a previously acquired lock, reset variable
  */
diff --git a/src/include/storage/lwlock.h b/src/include/storage/lwlock.h
index df589902adc..9a0290391d0 100644
--- a/src/include/storage/lwlock.h
+++ b/src/include/storage/lwlock.h
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ extern bool LWLockAcquireOrWait(LWLock *lock, LWLockMode mode);
 extern void LWLockRelease(LWLock *lock);
 extern void LWLockReleaseClearVar(LWLock *lock, pg_atomic_uint64 *valptr, uint64 val);
 extern void LWLockReleaseAll(void);
-extern void LWLockDisown(LWLock *lock);
-extern void LWLockReleaseDisowned(LWLock *lock, LWLockMode mode);
 extern bool LWLockHeldByMe(LWLock *lock);
 extern bool LWLockAnyHeldByMe(LWLock *lock, int nlocks, size_t stride);
 extern bool LWLockHeldByMeInMode(LWLock *lock, LWLockMode mode);