diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index 67b4e86634ecb9a3ddd5aedfc9615e6656f26ad7..d89b7d03d4c8d84b7f1faf1b6b60fb6e69f6dc08 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -40,16 +40,6 @@
 #include "drbd_protocol.h"
 #include "drbd_polymorph_printk.h"
 
-#ifdef __CHECKER__
-# define __protected_by(x)       __attribute__((require_context(x,1,999,"rdwr")))
-# define __protected_read_by(x)  __attribute__((require_context(x,1,999,"read")))
-# define __protected_write_by(x) __attribute__((require_context(x,1,999,"write")))
-#else
-# define __protected_by(x)
-# define __protected_read_by(x)
-# define __protected_write_by(x)
-#endif
-
 /* shared module parameters, defined in drbd_main.c */
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRBD_FAULT_INJECTION
 extern int drbd_enable_faults;
@@ -775,7 +765,7 @@ struct drbd_device {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* configured by drbdsetup */
-	struct drbd_backing_dev *ldev __protected_by(local);
+	struct drbd_backing_dev *ldev;
 
 	sector_t p_size;     /* partner's disk size */
 	struct request_queue *rq_queue;