1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 4b45435c6eaf..a0c340d239b0 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -575,13 +575,6 @@ blk_init_queue_node(request_fn_proc *rfn, spinlock_t *lock, int node_id)
                 return NULL;
         }
 
-        /*
-         * if caller didn't supply a lock, they get per-queue locking with
-         * our embedded lock
-         */
-        if (!lock)
-                lock = &q->__queue_lock;
-
         q->request_fn           = rfn;
         q->prep_rq_fn           = NULL;
         q->unplug_fn            = generic_unplug_device;