diff --git a/sys/kern/init_main.c b/sys/kern/init_main.c
--- a/sys/kern/init_main.c
+++ b/sys/kern/init_main.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
 	curthread->td_ucred = NULL;
 	newcred->cr_prison = &prison0;
 	newcred->cr_users++; /* avoid assertion failure */
-	proc_set_cred_init(p, newcred);
+	p->p_ucred = crcowget(newcred);
 	newcred->cr_users--;
 	crfree(newcred);
 #ifdef AUDIT
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_fork.c b/sys/kern/kern_fork.c
--- a/sys/kern/kern_fork.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_fork.c
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@
 	} else
 		vm2 = NULL;
 
-	proc_set_cred_init(newproc, td->td_ucred);
+	newproc->p_ucred = crcowget(td->td_ucred);
 
 	/*
 	 * Initialize resource accounting for the child process.
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_prot.c b/sys/kern/kern_prot.c
--- a/sys/kern/kern_prot.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_prot.c
@@ -2194,17 +2194,6 @@
 	xcr->cr_pid = td->td_proc->p_pid;
 }
 
-/*
- * Set initial process credentials.
- * Callers are responsible for providing the reference for provided credentials.
- */
-void
-proc_set_cred_init(struct proc *p, struct ucred *newcred)
-{
-
-	p->p_ucred = crcowget(newcred);
-}
-
 /*
  * Change process credentials.
  * Callers are responsible for providing the reference for passed credentials
diff --git a/sys/sys/ucred.h b/sys/sys/ucred.h
--- a/sys/sys/ucred.h
+++ b/sys/sys/ucred.h
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@
 struct ucred	*crcopysafe(struct proc *p, struct ucred *cr);
 struct ucred	*crdup(struct ucred *cr);
 void	crextend(struct ucred *cr, int n);
-void	proc_set_cred_init(struct proc *p, struct ucred *cr);
 void	proc_set_cred(struct proc *p, struct ucred *cr);
 void	proc_unset_cred(struct proc *p);
 void	crfree(struct ucred *cr);