1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/fs/fs-writeback.c b/fs/fs-writeback.c
index 05444eaa3f36..57fbfd0ebc52 100644
--- a/fs/fs-writeback.c
+++ b/fs/fs-writeback.c
@@ -804,13 +804,6 @@ int bdi_writeback_thread(void *data)
         unsigned long wait_jiffies = -1UL;
         long pages_written;
 
-        /*
-         * Add us to the active bdi_list
-         */
-        spin_lock_bh(&bdi_lock);
-        list_add_rcu(&bdi->bdi_list, &bdi_list);
-        spin_unlock_bh(&bdi_lock);
-
         current->flags |= PF_FLUSHER | PF_SWAPWRITE;
         set_freezable();