diff --git a/fs/efivarfs/inode.c b/fs/efivarfs/inode.c
index ec23da8405ff..7fe1b5b60902 100644
--- a/fs/efivarfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/efivarfs/inode.c
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ static bool efivarfs_valid_name(const char *str, int len)
 static int efivarfs_create(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 			   struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode, bool excl)
 {
-	struct efivarfs_fs_info *info = dir->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
 	struct efivar_entry *var;
 	int namelen, i = 0, err = 0;
@@ -119,10 +118,6 @@ static int efivarfs_create(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct inode *dir,
 	inode->i_private = var;
 	kmemleak_ignore(var);
 
-	err = efivar_entry_add(var, &info->efivarfs_list);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	dget(dentry);
 out:
diff --git a/fs/efivarfs/internal.h b/fs/efivarfs/internal.h
index 8d82fc8bca31..18a600f80992 100644
--- a/fs/efivarfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/efivarfs/internal.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #ifndef EFIVAR_FS_INTERNAL_H
 #define EFIVAR_FS_INTERNAL_H
 
-#include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/efi.h>
 
 struct efivarfs_mount_opts {
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ struct efivarfs_mount_opts {
 
 struct efivarfs_fs_info {
 	struct efivarfs_mount_opts mount_opts;
-	struct list_head efivarfs_list;
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	struct notifier_block nb;
 };
@@ -28,15 +26,11 @@ struct efi_variable {
 
 struct efivar_entry {
 	struct efi_variable var;
-	struct list_head list;
 };
 
-int efivar_init(int (*func)(efi_char16_t *, efi_guid_t, unsigned long, void *,
-			    struct list_head *),
-		void *data, struct list_head *head);
+int efivar_init(int (*func)(efi_char16_t *, efi_guid_t, unsigned long, void *),
+		void *data);
 
-int efivar_entry_add(struct efivar_entry *entry, struct list_head *head);
-void __efivar_entry_add(struct efivar_entry *entry, struct list_head *head);
 int efivar_entry_delete(struct efivar_entry *entry);
 
 int efivar_entry_size(struct efivar_entry *entry, unsigned long *size);
@@ -47,8 +41,6 @@ int efivar_entry_get(struct efivar_entry *entry, u32 *attributes,
 int efivar_entry_set_get_size(struct efivar_entry *entry, u32 attributes,
 			      unsigned long *size, void *data, bool *set);
 
-int efivar_entry_iter(int (*func)(struct efivar_entry *, void *),
-		      struct list_head *head, void *data);
 
 bool efivar_validate(efi_guid_t vendor, efi_char16_t *var_name, u8 *data,
 		     unsigned long data_size);
diff --git a/fs/efivarfs/super.c b/fs/efivarfs/super.c
index d7facc99b745..2523e74dbcfd 100644
--- a/fs/efivarfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/efivarfs/super.c
@@ -43,10 +43,7 @@ static void efivarfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct efivar_entry *entry = inode->i_private;
 
-	if (entry)  {
-		list_del(&entry->list);
-		kfree(entry);
-	}
+	kfree(entry);
 	clear_inode(inode);
 }
 
@@ -217,8 +214,7 @@ bool efivarfs_variable_is_present(efi_char16_t *variable_name,
 }
 
 static int efivarfs_callback(efi_char16_t *name16, efi_guid_t vendor,
-			     unsigned long name_size, void *data,
-			     struct list_head *list)
+			     unsigned long name_size, void *data)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = (struct super_block *)data;
 	struct efivar_entry *entry;
@@ -262,7 +258,6 @@ static int efivarfs_callback(efi_char16_t *name16, efi_guid_t vendor,
 	}
 
 	__efivar_entry_get(entry, NULL, &size, NULL);
-	__efivar_entry_add(entry, list);
 
 	/* copied by the above to local storage in the dentry. */
 	kfree(name);
@@ -353,7 +348,7 @@ static int efivarfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	return efivar_init(efivarfs_callback, sb, &sfi->efivarfs_list);
+	return efivar_init(efivarfs_callback, sb);
 }
 
 static int efivarfs_get_tree(struct fs_context *fc)
@@ -388,8 +383,6 @@ static int efivarfs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
 	if (!sfi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sfi->efivarfs_list);
-
 	sfi->mount_opts.uid = GLOBAL_ROOT_UID;
 	sfi->mount_opts.gid = GLOBAL_ROOT_GID;
 
@@ -405,8 +398,6 @@ static void efivarfs_kill_sb(struct super_block *sb)
 	blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&efivar_ops_nh, &sfi->nb);
 	kill_litter_super(sb);
 
-	/* Remove all entries and destroy */
-	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&sfi->efivarfs_list));
 	kfree(sfi);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/efivarfs/vars.c b/fs/efivarfs/vars.c
index bb9406e03a10..d0beecbf9441 100644
--- a/fs/efivarfs/vars.c
+++ b/fs/efivarfs/vars.c
@@ -364,16 +364,14 @@ static void dup_variable_bug(efi_char16_t *str16, efi_guid_t *vendor_guid,
  * efivar_init - build the initial list of EFI variables
  * @func: callback function to invoke for every variable
  * @data: function-specific data to pass to @func
- * @head: initialised head of variable list
  *
  * Get every EFI variable from the firmware and invoke @func. @func
- * should call efivar_entry_add() to build the list of variables.
+ * should populate the initial dentry and inode tree.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, or a kernel error code on failure.
  */
-int efivar_init(int (*func)(efi_char16_t *, efi_guid_t, unsigned long, void *,
-			    struct list_head *),
-		void *data, struct list_head *head)
+int efivar_init(int (*func)(efi_char16_t *, efi_guid_t, unsigned long, void *),
+		void *data)
 {
 	unsigned long variable_name_size = 512;
 	efi_char16_t *variable_name;
@@ -424,7 +422,7 @@ int efivar_init(int (*func)(efi_char16_t *, efi_guid_t, unsigned long, void *,
 				status = EFI_NOT_FOUND;
 			} else {
 				err = func(variable_name, vendor_guid,
-					   variable_name_size, data, head);
+					   variable_name_size, data);
 				if (err)
 					status = EFI_NOT_FOUND;
 			}
@@ -456,42 +454,12 @@ int efivar_init(int (*func)(efi_char16_t *, efi_guid_t, unsigned long, void *,
 }
 
 /**
- * efivar_entry_add - add entry to variable list
- * @entry: entry to add to list
- * @head: list head
- *
- * Returns 0 on success, or a kernel error code on failure.
- */
-int efivar_entry_add(struct efivar_entry *entry, struct list_head *head)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	err = efivar_lock();
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-	list_add(&entry->list, head);
-	efivar_unlock();
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * __efivar_entry_add - add entry to variable list
- * @entry: entry to add to list
- * @head: list head
- */
-void __efivar_entry_add(struct efivar_entry *entry, struct list_head *head)
-{
-	list_add(&entry->list, head);
-}
-
-/**
- * efivar_entry_delete - delete variable and remove entry from list
+ * efivar_entry_delete - delete variable
  * @entry: entry containing variable to delete
  *
- * Delete the variable from the firmware and remove @entry from the
- * variable list. It is the caller's responsibility to free @entry
- * once we return.
+ * Delete the variable from the firmware. It is the caller's
+ * responsibility to free @entry (by deleting the dentry/inode) once
+ * we return.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, -EINTR if we can't grab the semaphore,
  * converted EFI status code if set_variable() fails.
@@ -605,7 +573,7 @@ int efivar_entry_get(struct efivar_entry *entry, u32 *attributes,
  * get_variable() fail.
  *
  * If the EFI variable does not exist when calling set_variable()
- * (EFI_NOT_FOUND), @entry is removed from the variable list.
+ * (EFI_NOT_FOUND).
  */
 int efivar_entry_set_get_size(struct efivar_entry *entry, u32 attributes,
 			      unsigned long *size, void *data, bool *set)
@@ -621,9 +589,8 @@ int efivar_entry_set_get_size(struct efivar_entry *entry, u32 attributes,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
-	 * The lock here protects the get_variable call, the conditional
-	 * set_variable call, and removal of the variable from the efivars
-	 * list (in the case of an authenticated delete).
+	 * The lock here protects the get_variable call and the
+	 * conditional set_variable call
 	 */
 	err = efivar_lock();
 	if (err)
@@ -661,37 +628,3 @@ int efivar_entry_set_get_size(struct efivar_entry *entry, u32 attributes,
 	return err;
 
 }
-
-/**
- * efivar_entry_iter - iterate over variable list
- * @func: callback function
- * @head: head of variable list
- * @data: function-specific data to pass to callback
- *
- * Iterate over the list of EFI variables and call @func with every
- * entry on the list. It is safe for @func to remove entries in the
- * list via efivar_entry_delete() while iterating.
- *
- * Some notes for the callback function:
- *  - a non-zero return value indicates an error and terminates the loop
- *  - @func is called from atomic context
- */
-int efivar_entry_iter(int (*func)(struct efivar_entry *, void *),
-		      struct list_head *head, void *data)
-{
-	struct efivar_entry *entry, *n;
-	int err = 0;
-
-	err = efivar_lock();
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, n, head, list) {
-		err = func(entry, data);
-		if (err)
-			break;
-	}
-	efivar_unlock();
-
-	return err;
-}
