diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index 0d149dcc04e515adfaaeb632a6677e5e3b555f45..263561bf1a5059b4bf644340faa6a4435c62d14f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ static void trans_go_sync(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 
 	if (gl->gl_state != LM_ST_UNLOCKED &&
 	    test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags)) {
-		flush_workqueue(gfs2_delete_workqueue);
 		gfs2_meta_syncfs(sdp);
 		gfs2_log_shutdown(sdp);
 	}