diff --git a/src/basic/efivars.c b/src/basic/efivars.c
index 77dc2acd8b..07a2a54f3b 100644
--- a/src/basic/efivars.c
+++ b/src/basic/efivars.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ int systemd_efi_options_variable(char **ret) {
         return r;
 }
 
-static inline int compare_stat_mtime(const struct stat *a, const struct stat *b) {
+static int compare_stat_mtime(const struct stat *a, const struct stat *b) {
         return CMP(timespec_load(&a->st_mtim), timespec_load(&b->st_mtim));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/boot/efi/boot.c b/src/boot/efi/boot.c
index ccba953b41..6c2c488c74 100644
--- a/src/boot/efi/boot.c
+++ b/src/boot/efi/boot.c
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ static void config_entry_free(ConfigEntry *entry) {
         free(entry);
 }
 
-static inline void config_entry_freep(ConfigEntry **entry) {
+static void config_entry_freep(ConfigEntry **entry) {
         config_entry_free(*entry);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/boot/efi/console.c b/src/boot/efi/console.c
index 41ad03cb46..067ee7c091 100644
--- a/src/boot/efi/console.c
+++ b/src/boot/efi/console.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #define VERTICAL_MAX_OK 1080
 #define VIEWPORT_RATIO 10
 
-static inline void event_closep(EFI_EVENT *event) {
+static void event_closep(EFI_EVENT *event) {
         if (!*event)
                 return;
 
diff --git a/src/boot/efi/pe.c b/src/boot/efi/pe.c
index c9bd22704a..829266b7f5 100644
--- a/src/boot/efi/pe.c
+++ b/src/boot/efi/pe.c
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ typedef struct PeSectionHeader {
         uint32_t Characteristics;
 } _packed_ PeSectionHeader;
 
-static inline bool verify_dos(const DosFileHeader *dos) {
+static bool verify_dos(const DosFileHeader *dos) {
         assert(dos);
         return memcmp(dos->Magic, DOS_FILE_MAGIC, STRLEN(DOS_FILE_MAGIC)) == 0;
 }
 
-static inline bool verify_pe(const PeFileHeader *pe, bool allow_compatibility) {
+static bool verify_pe(const PeFileHeader *pe, bool allow_compatibility) {
         assert(pe);
         return memcmp(pe->Magic, PE_FILE_MAGIC, STRLEN(PE_FILE_MAGIC)) == 0 &&
                (pe->FileHeader.Machine == TARGET_MACHINE_TYPE ||
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static inline bool verify_pe(const PeFileHeader *pe, bool allow_compatibility) {
                IN_SET(pe->OptionalHeader.Magic, OPTHDR32_MAGIC, OPTHDR64_MAGIC);
 }
 
-static inline size_t section_table_offset(const DosFileHeader *dos, const PeFileHeader *pe) {
+static size_t section_table_offset(const DosFileHeader *dos, const PeFileHeader *pe) {
         assert(dos);
         assert(pe);
         return dos->ExeHeader + offsetof(PeFileHeader, OptionalHeader) + pe->FileHeader.SizeOfOptionalHeader;
diff --git a/src/boot/efi/util.c b/src/boot/efi/util.c
index 3beab238d4..fdd5abac29 100644
--- a/src/boot/efi/util.c
+++ b/src/boot/efi/util.c
@@ -564,13 +564,13 @@ __attribute__((noinline)) void notify_debugger(const char *identity, volatile bo
 }
 
 #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
-static inline uint8_t inb(uint16_t port) {
+static uint8_t inb(uint16_t port) {
         uint8_t value;
         asm volatile("inb %1, %0" : "=a"(value) : "Nd"(port));
         return value;
 }
 
-static inline void outb(uint16_t port, uint8_t value) {
+static void outb(uint16_t port, uint8_t value) {
         asm volatile("outb %0, %1" : : "a"(value), "Nd"(port));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/boot/measure.c b/src/boot/measure.c
index 518c41f65c..c08386d9fc 100644
--- a/src/boot/measure.c
+++ b/src/boot/measure.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(arg_public_key, freep);
 STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(arg_phase, strv_freep);
 STATIC_DESTRUCTOR_REGISTER(arg_append, freep);
 
-static inline void free_sections(char*(*sections)[_UNIFIED_SECTION_MAX]) {
+static void free_sections(char*(*sections)[_UNIFIED_SECTION_MAX]) {
         for (UnifiedSection c = 0; c < _UNIFIED_SECTION_MAX; c++)
                 free((*sections)[c]);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/dbus-util.c b/src/core/dbus-util.c
index e891cef1ef..d680a64268 100644
--- a/src/core/dbus-util.c
+++ b/src/core/dbus-util.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int bus_property_get_triggered_unit(
 BUS_DEFINE_SET_TRANSIENT(mode_t, "u", uint32_t, mode_t, "%04o");
 BUS_DEFINE_SET_TRANSIENT(unsigned, "u", uint32_t, unsigned, "%" PRIu32);
 
-static inline bool valid_user_group_name_or_id_relaxed(const char *u) {
+static bool valid_user_group_name_or_id_relaxed(const char *u) {
         return valid_user_group_name(u, VALID_USER_ALLOW_NUMERIC|VALID_USER_RELAX);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-network/sd-lldp-rx.c b/src/libsystemd-network/sd-lldp-rx.c
index 8dafa41812..7e2ffd4eab 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd-network/sd-lldp-rx.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd-network/sd-lldp-rx.c
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ static int lldp_rx_start_timer(sd_lldp_rx *lldp_rx, sd_lldp_neighbor *neighbor)
                                 lldp_rx->event_priority, "lldp-rx-timer", true);
 }
 
-static inline int neighbor_compare_func(sd_lldp_neighbor * const *a, sd_lldp_neighbor * const *b) {
+static int neighbor_compare_func(sd_lldp_neighbor * const *a, sd_lldp_neighbor * const *b) {
         assert(a);
         assert(b);
         assert(*a);
diff --git a/src/shared/dissect-image.c b/src/shared/dissect-image.c
index c361a7a461..12c805f449 100644
--- a/src/shared/dissect-image.c
+++ b/src/shared/dissect-image.c
@@ -2437,7 +2437,7 @@ static int verity_can_reuse(
         return 0;
 }
 
-static inline char* dm_deferred_remove_clean(char *name) {
+static char* dm_deferred_remove_clean(char *name) {
         if (!name)
                 return NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/shared/fdset.c b/src/shared/fdset.c
index 397918c20b..f5dcdce218 100644
--- a/src/shared/fdset.c
+++ b/src/shared/fdset.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ FDSet *fdset_new(void) {
         return MAKE_FDSET(set_new(NULL));
 }
 
-static inline void fdset_shallow_freep(FDSet **s) {
+static void fdset_shallow_freep(FDSet **s) {
         /* Destroys the set, but does not free the fds inside, like fdset_free()! */
         set_free(MAKE_SET(*ASSERT_PTR(s)));
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/tpm2-util.c b/src/shared/tpm2-util.c
index 1a3c162624..3b83dafa6f 100644
--- a/src/shared/tpm2-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/tpm2-util.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ int dlopen_tpm2(void) {
                         DLSYM_ARG(Tss2_MU_TPMT_PUBLIC_Marshal));
 }
 
-static inline void Esys_Freep(void *p) {
+static void Esys_Freep(void *p) {
         if (*(void**) p)
                 sym_Esys_Free(*(void**) p);
 }
@@ -466,14 +466,14 @@ bool tpm2_test_parms(Tpm2Context *c, TPMI_ALG_PUBLIC alg, const TPMU_PUBLIC_PARM
         return rc == TSS2_RC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static inline bool tpm2_supports_tpmt_public(Tpm2Context *c, const TPMT_PUBLIC *public) {
+static bool tpm2_supports_tpmt_public(Tpm2Context *c, const TPMT_PUBLIC *public) {
         assert(c);
         assert(public);
 
         return tpm2_test_parms(c, public->type, &public->parameters);
 }
 
-static inline bool tpm2_supports_tpmt_sym_def_object(Tpm2Context *c, const TPMT_SYM_DEF_OBJECT *parameters) {
+static bool tpm2_supports_tpmt_sym_def_object(Tpm2Context *c, const TPMT_SYM_DEF_OBJECT *parameters) {
         assert(c);
         assert(parameters);
 
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static inline bool tpm2_supports_tpmt_sym_def_object(Tpm2Context *c, const TPMT_
         return tpm2_test_parms(c, TPM2_ALG_SYMCIPHER, &parms);
 }
 
-static inline bool tpm2_supports_tpmt_sym_def(Tpm2Context *c, const TPMT_SYM_DEF *parameters) {
+static bool tpm2_supports_tpmt_sym_def(Tpm2Context *c, const TPMT_SYM_DEF *parameters) {
         assert(c);
         assert(parameters);
 
diff --git a/src/shared/user-record-nss.c b/src/shared/user-record-nss.c
index ea1bc9faac..414a49331b 100644
--- a/src/shared/user-record-nss.c
+++ b/src/shared/user-record-nss.c
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 #define SET_IF(field, condition, value, fallback)  \
         field = (condition) ? (value) : (fallback)
 
-static inline const char* utf8_only(const char *s) {
+static const char* utf8_only(const char *s) {
         return s && utf8_is_valid(s) ? s : NULL;
 }
 
-static inline int strv_extend_strv_utf8_only(char ***dst, char **src, bool filter_duplicates) {
+static int strv_extend_strv_utf8_only(char ***dst, char **src, bool filter_duplicates) {
         _cleanup_free_ char **t = NULL;
         size_t l, j = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/shared/varlink.c b/src/shared/varlink.c
index 28068c686e..fd28655c5a 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink.c
@@ -265,11 +265,11 @@ DEFINE_PRIVATE_STRING_TABLE_LOOKUP_TO_STRING(varlink_state, VarlinkState);
 
 static int varlink_format_queue(Varlink *v);
 
-static inline const char *varlink_description(Varlink *v) {
+static const char *varlink_description(Varlink *v) {
         return (v ? v->description : NULL) ?: "varlink";
 }
 
-static inline const char *varlink_server_description(VarlinkServer *s) {
+static const char *varlink_server_description(VarlinkServer *s) {
         return (s ? s->description : NULL) ?: "varlink";
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sysusers/sysusers.c b/src/sysusers/sysusers.c
index d4ae9912c8..0fcbf261c1 100644
--- a/src/sysusers/sysusers.c
+++ b/src/sysusers/sysusers.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ typedef enum ItemType {
         ADD_RANGE =  'r',
 } ItemType;
 
-static inline const char* item_type_to_string(ItemType t) {
+static const char* item_type_to_string(ItemType t) {
         switch (t) {
         case ADD_USER:
                 return "user";
diff --git a/src/test/test-json.c b/src/test/test-json.c
index 3657075a54..64024958ac 100644
--- a/src/test/test-json.c
+++ b/src/test/test-json.c
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ TEST(json_append) {
         assert_se(json_variant_equal(v, w));
 }
 
-static inline void json_array_append_with_source_one(bool source) {
+static void json_array_append_with_source_one(bool source) {
         _cleanup_(json_variant_unrefp) JsonVariant *a, *b;
 
         /* Parse two sources, each with a different name and line/column numbers */
diff --git a/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c b/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c
index 44302e17d1..db2d61dbda 100644
--- a/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c
+++ b/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static void context_done(Context *c) {
 }
 
 /* Different kinds of errors that mean that information is not available in the environment. */
-static inline bool ERRNO_IS_NOINFO(int r) {
+static bool ERRNO_IS_NOINFO(int r) {
         return IN_SET(abs(r),
                       EUNATCH,    /* os-release or machine-id missing */
                       ENOMEDIUM,  /* machine-id or another file empty */
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ static DIR* opendir_nomod(const char *path) {
         return xopendirat_nomod(AT_FDCWD, path);
 }
 
-static inline nsec_t load_statx_timestamp_nsec(const struct statx_timestamp *ts) {
+static nsec_t load_statx_timestamp_nsec(const struct statx_timestamp *ts) {
         assert(ts);
 
         if (ts->tv_sec < 0)