diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 2990a0a57e61467f4ec2a78d11b18e1359824a36..6f6ff8aba99a1a2abae412cc703ebe620fa99061 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -418,7 +418,6 @@ struct gfs2_args {
 	unsigned int ar_spectator:1;		/* Don't get a journal */
 	unsigned int ar_localflocks:1;		/* Let the VFS do flock|fcntl */
 	unsigned int ar_debug:1;		/* Oops on errors */
-	unsigned int ar_upgrade:1;		/* Upgrade ondisk format */
 	unsigned int ar_posix_acl:1;		/* Enable posix acls */
 	unsigned int ar_quota:2;		/* off/account/on */
 	unsigned int ar_suiddir:1;		/* suiddir support */
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 558bba493cc428fa4d0af00fdb9ba11a03ca3291..5b11f37681445f391310e484dc965c4d1fc7f55b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@
 #define DO 0
 #define UNDO 1
 
-static const u32 gfs2_old_fs_formats[] = {
-        0
-};
-
-static const u32 gfs2_old_multihost_formats[] = {
-        0
-};
-
 /**
  * gfs2_tune_init - Fill a gfs2_tune structure with default values
  * @gt: tune
@@ -135,8 +127,6 @@ static struct gfs2_sbd *init_sbd(struct super_block *sb)
 
 static int gfs2_check_sb(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_sb_host *sb, int silent)
 {
-	unsigned int x;
-
 	if (sb->sb_magic != GFS2_MAGIC ||
 	    sb->sb_type != GFS2_METATYPE_SB) {
 		if (!silent)
@@ -150,55 +140,9 @@ static int gfs2_check_sb(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_sb_host *sb, int sile
 	    sb->sb_multihost_format == GFS2_FORMAT_MULTI)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (sb->sb_fs_format != GFS2_FORMAT_FS) {
-		for (x = 0; gfs2_old_fs_formats[x]; x++)
-			if (gfs2_old_fs_formats[x] == sb->sb_fs_format)
-				break;
-
-		if (!gfs2_old_fs_formats[x]) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING
-			       "GFS2: code version (%u, %u) is incompatible "
-			       "with ondisk format (%u, %u)\n",
-			       GFS2_FORMAT_FS, GFS2_FORMAT_MULTI,
-			       sb->sb_fs_format, sb->sb_multihost_format);
-			printk(KERN_WARNING
-			       "GFS2: I don't know how to upgrade this FS\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (sb->sb_multihost_format != GFS2_FORMAT_MULTI) {
-		for (x = 0; gfs2_old_multihost_formats[x]; x++)
-			if (gfs2_old_multihost_formats[x] ==
-			    sb->sb_multihost_format)
-				break;
-
-		if (!gfs2_old_multihost_formats[x]) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING
-			       "GFS2: code version (%u, %u) is incompatible "
-			       "with ondisk format (%u, %u)\n",
-			       GFS2_FORMAT_FS, GFS2_FORMAT_MULTI,
-			       sb->sb_fs_format, sb->sb_multihost_format);
-			printk(KERN_WARNING
-			       "GFS2: I don't know how to upgrade this FS\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-	}
+	fs_warn(sdp, "Unknown on-disk format, unable to mount\n");
 
-	if (!sdp->sd_args.ar_upgrade) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING
-		       "GFS2: code version (%u, %u) is incompatible "
-		       "with ondisk format (%u, %u)\n",
-		       GFS2_FORMAT_FS, GFS2_FORMAT_MULTI,
-		       sb->sb_fs_format, sb->sb_multihost_format);
-		printk(KERN_INFO
-		       "GFS2: Use the \"upgrade\" mount option to upgrade "
-		       "the FS\n");
-		printk(KERN_INFO "GFS2: See the manual for more details\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static void end_bio_io_page(struct bio *bio, int error)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index e78de8bf272887730ef8e2f2be0b6e42d5deefae..d85e0b7c1bb47bb00fe810a353edb9c8cad77802 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ int gfs2_mount_args(struct gfs2_args *args, char *options)
 			args->ar_debug = 0;
 			break;
 		case Opt_upgrade:
-			args->ar_upgrade = 1;
+			/* Retained for backwards compat only */
 			break;
 		case Opt_acl:
 			args->ar_posix_acl = 1;
@@ -1235,8 +1235,6 @@ static int gfs2_show_options(struct seq_file *s, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 		seq_printf(s, ",localflocks");
 	if (args->ar_debug)
 		seq_printf(s, ",debug");
-	if (args->ar_upgrade)
-		seq_printf(s, ",upgrade");
 	if (args->ar_posix_acl)
 		seq_printf(s, ",acl");
 	if (args->ar_quota != GFS2_QUOTA_DEFAULT) {