1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/block/elevator.c b/block/elevator.c
index 9ac82dde99dd..a6951f76ba0c 100644
--- a/block/elevator.c
+++ b/block/elevator.c
@@ -844,14 +844,7 @@ void elv_dequeue_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
          */
         if (blk_account_rq(rq))
                 q->in_flight++;
-
-        /*
-         * We are now handing the request to the hardware, add the
-         * timeout handler.
-         */
-        blk_add_timer(rq);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(elv_dequeue_request);
 
 int elv_queue_empty(struct request_queue *q)
 {