diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
index 9b8d90a423af..e35c31b5427f 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_fault.c
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ readrest:
 				 */
 			    fs.object == fs.first_object->backing_object) {
 				vm_page_lock(fs.m);
-				vm_page_remque(fs.m);
+				vm_page_dequeue(fs.m);
 				vm_page_remove(fs.m);
 				vm_page_unlock(fs.m);
 				vm_page_lock(fs.first_m);
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_page.c b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
index 8b25b86d0fcb..539e6effd69a 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_page.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_page.c
@@ -2627,7 +2627,7 @@ retry:
 					m_new->dirty = m->dirty;
 					m->flags &= ~PG_ZERO;
 					vm_page_xbusy(m);
-					vm_page_remque(m);
+					vm_page_dequeue(m);
 					vm_page_replace_checked(m_new, object,
 					    m->pindex, m);
 					if (vm_page_free_prep(m))
@@ -2642,7 +2642,7 @@ retry:
 					vm_page_deactivate(m_new);
 				} else {
 					m->flags &= ~PG_ZERO;
-					vm_page_remque(m);
+					vm_page_dequeue(m);
 					vm_page_remove(m);
 					if (vm_page_free_prep(m))
 						SLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&free, m,
@@ -3404,7 +3404,7 @@ vm_page_activate(vm_page_t m)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	vm_page_remque(m);
+	vm_page_dequeue(m);
 	if (m->act_count < ACT_INIT)
 		m->act_count = ACT_INIT;
 	vm_page_enqueue(m, PQ_ACTIVE);
@@ -3676,7 +3676,7 @@ vm_page_deactivate(vm_page_t m)
 		return;
 
 	if (!vm_page_inactive(m)) {
-		vm_page_remque(m);
+		vm_page_dequeue(m);
 		vm_page_enqueue(m, PQ_INACTIVE);
 	} else
 		vm_page_requeue(m);
@@ -3699,9 +3699,10 @@ vm_page_deactivate_noreuse(vm_page_t m)
 	if (m->wire_count > 0 || (m->oflags & VPO_UNMANAGED) != 0)
 		return;
 
-	if (!vm_page_inactive(m))
-		vm_page_remque(m);
-	m->queue = PQ_INACTIVE;
+	if (!vm_page_inactive(m)) {
+		vm_page_dequeue(m);
+		m->queue = PQ_INACTIVE;
+	}
 	if ((m->aflags & PGA_REQUEUE_HEAD) == 0)
 		vm_page_aflag_set(m, PGA_REQUEUE_HEAD);
 	vm_pqbatch_submit_page(m, PQ_INACTIVE);
@@ -3723,7 +3724,7 @@ vm_page_launder(vm_page_t m)
 	if (vm_page_in_laundry(m))
 		vm_page_requeue(m);
 	else {
-		vm_page_remque(m);
+		vm_page_dequeue(m);
 		vm_page_enqueue(m, PQ_LAUNDRY);
 	}
 }
@@ -3741,7 +3742,7 @@ vm_page_unswappable(vm_page_t m)
 	KASSERT(m->wire_count == 0 && (m->oflags & VPO_UNMANAGED) == 0,
 	    ("page %p already unswappable", m));
 
-	vm_page_remque(m);
+	vm_page_dequeue(m);
 	vm_page_enqueue(m, PQ_UNSWAPPABLE);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_page.h b/sys/vm/vm_page.h
index 73d289fd8b13..cf00912487ef 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_page.h
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_page.h
@@ -739,22 +739,6 @@ vm_page_dirty(vm_page_t m)
 #endif
 }
 
-/*
- *	vm_page_remque:
- *
- *	If the given page is in a page queue, then remove it from that page
- *	queue.
- *
- *	The page must be locked.
- */
-static inline void
-vm_page_remque(vm_page_t m)
-{
-
-	if (m->queue != PQ_NONE)
-		vm_page_dequeue(m);
-}
-
 /*
  *	vm_page_undirty:
  *