diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 838c3cd54cdd5c11a03f0c59bc6f8d85c63a5251..97d1dab045d2ae46331a14170177322988adbbf3 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ int drbd_adm_attach(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
  force_diskless_dec:
 	put_ldev(mdev);
  force_diskless:
-	drbd_force_state(mdev, NS(disk, D_FAILED));
+	drbd_force_state(mdev, NS(disk, D_DISKLESS));
 	drbd_md_sync(mdev);
  fail:
 	conn_reconfig_done(mdev->tconn);
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
index 2cf69b25f1e75e10a3211f63d5765c5bf59fb351..4c13a6f4f1848315e8add4a1f2706056aa4d76d6 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
@@ -655,13 +655,6 @@ is_valid_transition(union drbd_state os, union drbd_state ns)
 	if (ns.disk == D_FAILED && os.disk == D_DISKLESS)
 		rv = SS_IS_DISKLESS;
 
-	/* if we are only D_ATTACHING yet,
-	 * we can (and should) go directly to D_DISKLESS. */
-	if (ns.disk == D_FAILED && os.disk == D_ATTACHING) {
-		printk("TODO: FIX ME\n");
-		rv = SS_IS_DISKLESS;
-	}
-
 	return rv;
 }