diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index bdc1563300..b726b0c071 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -2076,7 +2076,6 @@ virFileFindHugeTLBFS;
 virFileFindMountPoint;
 virFileFindResource;
 virFileFindResourceFull;
-virFileFlock;
 virFileFreeACLs;
 virFileGetACLs;
 virFileGetDefaultHugepage;
diff --git a/src/util/virfile.c b/src/util/virfile.c
index c6f4a18a7a..32361075fb 100644
--- a/src/util/virfile.c
+++ b/src/util/virfile.c
@@ -463,30 +463,9 @@ int virFileUnlock(int fd, off_t start, off_t len)
 }
 
 
-/**
- * virFileFlock:
- * @fd: file descriptor to call flock on
- * @lock: true for lock, false for unlock
- * @shared: true if shared, false for exclusive, ignored if `@lock == false`
- *
- * This is just a simple wrapper around flock(2) that errors out on unsupported
- * platforms.
- *
- * The lock will be released when @fd is closed or this function is called with
- * `@lock == false`.
- *
- * Returns 0 on success, -1 otherwise (with errno set)
- */
-int virFileFlock(int fd, bool lock, bool shared)
-{
-    if (lock)
-        return flock(fd, shared ? LOCK_SH : LOCK_EX);
-
-    return flock(fd, LOCK_UN);
-}
-
 #else /* WIN32 */
 
+
 int virFileLock(int fd G_GNUC_UNUSED,
                 bool shared G_GNUC_UNUSED,
                 off_t start G_GNUC_UNUSED,
@@ -505,14 +484,6 @@ int virFileUnlock(int fd G_GNUC_UNUSED,
 }
 
 
-int virFileFlock(int fd G_GNUC_UNUSED,
-                 bool lock G_GNUC_UNUSED,
-                 bool shared G_GNUC_UNUSED)
-{
-    errno = ENOSYS;
-    return -1;
-}
-
 #endif /* WIN32 */
 
 
diff --git a/src/util/virfile.h b/src/util/virfile.h
index cb0e586a7d..2eec89598f 100644
--- a/src/util/virfile.h
+++ b/src/util/virfile.h
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ int virFileLock(int fd, bool shared, off_t start, off_t len, bool waitForLock)
 int virFileUnlock(int fd, off_t start, off_t len)
     G_GNUC_NO_INLINE;
 
-int virFileFlock(int fd, bool lock, bool shared);
-
 typedef int (*virFileRewriteFunc)(int fd, const void *opaque);
 int virFileRewrite(const char *path,
                    mode_t mode,
diff --git a/src/util/virresctrl.c b/src/util/virresctrl.c
index 9b78a6cb15..54db6f040c 100644
--- a/src/util/virresctrl.c
+++ b/src/util/virresctrl.c
@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@ VIR_ONCE_GLOBAL_INIT(virResctrl);
 
 
 /* Common functions */
+#ifndef WIN32
+
 static int
 virResctrlLockWrite(void)
 {
@@ -463,7 +465,7 @@ virResctrlLockWrite(void)
         return -1;
     }
 
-    if (virFileFlock(fd, true, false) < 0) {
+    if (flock(fd, LOCK_EX) < 0) {
         virReportSystemError(errno, "%s", _("Cannot lock resctrl"));
         VIR_FORCE_CLOSE(fd);
         return -1;
@@ -485,7 +487,7 @@ virResctrlUnlock(int fd)
         virReportSystemError(errno, "%s", _("Cannot close resctrl"));
 
         /* Trying to save the already broken */
-        if (virFileFlock(fd, false, false) < 0)
+        if (flock(fd, LOCK_UN) < 0)
             virReportSystemError(errno, "%s", _("Cannot unlock resctrl"));
 
         return -1;
@@ -494,6 +496,29 @@ virResctrlUnlock(int fd)
     return 0;
 }
 
+#else /* WIN32 */
+
+static int
+virResctrlLockWrite(void)
+{
+    virReportSystemError(ENOSYS, "%s",
+                         _("resctrl locking is not supported "
+                           "on this platform"));
+    return -1;
+}
+
+
+static int
+virResctrlUnlock(int fd G_GNUC_UNUSED)
+{
+    virReportSystemError(ENOSYS, "%s",
+                         _("resctrl locking is not supported "
+                           "on this platform"));
+    return -1;
+}
+
+#endif /* WIN32 */
+
 
 /* virResctrlInfo-related definitions */
 static int