diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
index b02a6a69a8f0148eebbaa19526a75e89890973d9..d5e13c94714f13bca93ae94927b55b144be9f10b 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_device.c
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ static void complete_edac_device_list_del(struct rcu_head *head)
 
 	edac_dev = container_of(head, struct edac_device_ctl_info, rcu);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&edac_dev->link);
-	complete(&edac_dev->removal_complete);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -369,10 +368,8 @@ static void del_edac_device_from_global_list(struct edac_device_ctl_info
 						*edac_device)
 {
 	list_del_rcu(&edac_device->link);
-
-	init_completion(&edac_device->removal_complete);
 	call_rcu(&edac_device->rcu, complete_edac_device_list_del);
-	wait_for_completion(&edac_device->removal_complete);
+	rcu_barrier();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
index 335b7ebdb11c535481f785e11add07aef509177b..b629c41756f0324b348827cb1e1975d1cdefe7c9 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc.c
@@ -418,16 +418,14 @@ static void complete_mc_list_del(struct rcu_head *head)
 
 	mci = container_of(head, struct mem_ctl_info, rcu);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mci->link);
-	complete(&mci->complete);
 }
 
 static void del_mc_from_global_list(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
 {
 	atomic_dec(&edac_handlers);
 	list_del_rcu(&mci->link);
-	init_completion(&mci->complete);
 	call_rcu(&mci->rcu, complete_mc_list_del);
-	wait_for_completion(&mci->complete);
+	rcu_barrier();
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c b/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c
index 30b585b1d60bdcf50b433a93d948cc6b30e88f0c..efb5d565078304c60ea096b84bf1ae2b9761e4a4 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_pci.c
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ static void complete_edac_pci_list_del(struct rcu_head *head)
 
 	pci = container_of(head, struct edac_pci_ctl_info, rcu);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pci->link);
-	complete(&pci->complete);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -185,9 +184,8 @@ static void complete_edac_pci_list_del(struct rcu_head *head)
 static void del_edac_pci_from_global_list(struct edac_pci_ctl_info *pci)
 {
 	list_del_rcu(&pci->link);
-	init_completion(&pci->complete);
 	call_rcu(&pci->rcu, complete_edac_pci_list_del);
-	wait_for_completion(&pci->complete);
+	rcu_barrier();
 }
 
 #if 0