diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 8d0635ee48c7..616194f25dfb 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -7224,18 +7224,6 @@ static int process_timer_func(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_reg_state
 	return check_map_field_pointer(env, reg, argno, BPF_TIMER, map);
 }
 
-static int process_timer_helper(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_reg_state *reg, argno_t argno,
-				struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta)
-{
-	return process_timer_func(env, reg, argno, &meta->map);
-}
-
-static int process_timer_kfunc(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_reg_state *reg, argno_t argno,
-			       struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta)
-{
-	return process_timer_func(env, reg, argno, &meta->map);
-}
-
 static int process_kptr_func(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, int regno,
 			     struct bpf_call_arg_meta *meta)
 {
@@ -8466,7 +8454,7 @@ static int check_func_arg(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 arg,
 		}
 		break;
 	case ARG_PTR_TO_TIMER:
-		err = process_timer_helper(env, reg, argno, meta);
+		err = process_timer_func(env, reg, argno, &meta->map);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 		break;
@@ -12515,7 +12503,7 @@ static int check_kfunc_args(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, struct bpf_call_arg_me
 					reg_arg_name(env, argno));
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
-			ret = process_timer_kfunc(env, reg, argno, meta);
+			ret = process_timer_func(env, reg, argno, &meta->map);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
 			break;