diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
index 965c37aab27748ac48d06cc2110c200bb96542ed..ea3d33cdf99c331592e675d2ba2e3446ec2dcf9c 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv_balloon.c
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ struct hv_dynmem_device {
 	struct task_struct *thread;
 
 	struct mutex ha_region_mutex;
-	struct completion waiter_event;
 
 	/*
 	 * A list of hot-add regions.
@@ -554,38 +553,17 @@ static struct hv_dynmem_device dm_device;
 static void post_status(struct hv_dynmem_device *dm);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
-static void acquire_region_mutex(bool trylock)
-{
-	if (trylock) {
-		reinit_completion(&dm_device.waiter_event);
-		while (!mutex_trylock(&dm_device.ha_region_mutex))
-			wait_for_completion(&dm_device.waiter_event);
-	} else {
-		mutex_lock(&dm_device.ha_region_mutex);
-	}
-}
-
-static void release_region_mutex(bool trylock)
-{
-	if (trylock) {
-		mutex_unlock(&dm_device.ha_region_mutex);
-	} else {
-		mutex_unlock(&dm_device.ha_region_mutex);
-		complete(&dm_device.waiter_event);
-	}
-}
-
 static int hv_memory_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 			      void *v)
 {
 	switch (val) {
 	case MEM_GOING_ONLINE:
-		acquire_region_mutex(true);
+		mutex_lock(&dm_device.ha_region_mutex);
 		break;
 
 	case MEM_ONLINE:
 	case MEM_CANCEL_ONLINE:
-		release_region_mutex(true);
+		mutex_unlock(&dm_device.ha_region_mutex);
 		if (dm_device.ha_waiting) {
 			dm_device.ha_waiting = false;
 			complete(&dm_device.ol_waitevent);
@@ -646,7 +624,7 @@ static void hv_mem_hot_add(unsigned long start, unsigned long size,
 		init_completion(&dm_device.ol_waitevent);
 		dm_device.ha_waiting = true;
 
-		release_region_mutex(false);
+		mutex_unlock(&dm_device.ha_region_mutex);
 		nid = memory_add_physaddr_to_nid(PFN_PHYS(start_pfn));
 		ret = add_memory(nid, PFN_PHYS((start_pfn)),
 				(HA_CHUNK << PAGE_SHIFT));
@@ -675,7 +653,7 @@ static void hv_mem_hot_add(unsigned long start, unsigned long size,
 		 * have not been "onlined" within the allowed time.
 		 */
 		wait_for_completion_timeout(&dm_device.ol_waitevent, 5*HZ);
-		acquire_region_mutex(false);
+		mutex_lock(&dm_device.ha_region_mutex);
 		post_status(&dm_device);
 	}
 
@@ -886,7 +864,7 @@ static void hot_add_req(struct work_struct *dummy)
 	resp.hdr.size = sizeof(struct dm_hot_add_response);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
-	acquire_region_mutex(false);
+	mutex_lock(&dm_device.ha_region_mutex);
 	pg_start = dm->ha_wrk.ha_page_range.finfo.start_page;
 	pfn_cnt = dm->ha_wrk.ha_page_range.finfo.page_cnt;
 
@@ -918,7 +896,7 @@ static void hot_add_req(struct work_struct *dummy)
 	if (do_hot_add)
 		resp.page_count = process_hot_add(pg_start, pfn_cnt,
 						rg_start, rg_sz);
-	release_region_mutex(false);
+	mutex_unlock(&dm_device.ha_region_mutex);
 #endif
 	/*
 	 * The result field of the response structure has the
@@ -1440,7 +1418,6 @@ static int balloon_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
 	dm_device.next_version = DYNMEM_PROTOCOL_VERSION_WIN7;
 	init_completion(&dm_device.host_event);
 	init_completion(&dm_device.config_event);
-	init_completion(&dm_device.waiter_event);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dm_device.ha_region_list);
 	mutex_init(&dm_device.ha_region_mutex);
 	INIT_WORK(&dm_device.balloon_wrk.wrk, balloon_up);