diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 7b93164069307346ea43f130e3883959ae6576b6..7a4fe7d82e65e4463d290131998e8b429971bb53 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -247,8 +247,6 @@ static int wb_priority(struct writeback_control *wbc)
 		return FLUSH_HIGHPRI | FLUSH_STABLE;
 	if (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL)
 		ret = FLUSH_COND_STABLE;
-	if (wbc->for_kupdate || wbc->for_background)
-		ret |= FLUSH_LOWPRI;
 	return ret;
 }