diff --git a/block/blk-iocost.c b/block/blk-iocost.c
index fb8f959a7f327cad713fe2726db5dd9fe853fa58..08e4ba856e3b055099aaa1c0275800b36e2d3367 100644
--- a/block/blk-iocost.c
+++ b/block/blk-iocost.c
@@ -2341,10 +2341,6 @@ static void ioc_timer_fn(struct timer_list *timer)
 		u64 vrate = ioc->vtime_base_rate;
 		u64 vrate_min = ioc->vrate_min, vrate_max = ioc->vrate_max;
 
-		/* rq_wait signal is always reliable, ignore user vrate_min */
-		if (rq_wait_pct > RQ_WAIT_BUSY_PCT)
-			vrate_min = VRATE_MIN;
-
 		/*
 		 * If vrate is out of bounds, apply clamp gradually as the
 		 * bounds can change abruptly.  Otherwise, apply busy_level