diff --git a/src/shared/loop-util.c b/src/shared/loop-util.c
index c3d8f81d08..2b17df6b5d 100644
--- a/src/shared/loop-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/loop-util.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int loop_device_make_by_path(const char *path, int open_flags, uint32_t loop_fla
         if (fd < 0)
                 return -errno;
 
-        return loop_device_make(fd, open_flags, loop_flags, ret);
+        return loop_device_make_full(fd, open_flags, 0, 0, loop_flags, ret);
 }
 
 LoopDevice* loop_device_unref(LoopDevice *d) {
diff --git a/src/shared/loop-util.h b/src/shared/loop-util.h
index 5156b46ad6..a9c9a647a5 100644
--- a/src/shared/loop-util.h
+++ b/src/shared/loop-util.h
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ struct LoopDevice {
 };
 
 int loop_device_make_full(int fd, int open_flags, uint64_t offset, uint64_t size, uint32_t loop_flags, LoopDevice **ret);
-static inline int loop_device_make(int fd, int open_flags, uint32_t loop_flags, LoopDevice **ret) {
-        return loop_device_make_full(fd, open_flags, 0, 0, loop_flags, ret);
-}
-
 int loop_device_make_by_path(const char *path, int open_flags, uint32_t loop_flags, LoopDevice **ret);
 int loop_device_open(const char *loop_path, int open_flags, LoopDevice **ret);