diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 4ace89ae483211663749bbdb97f87b841a1dec20..2397c2a1d919a47ebaa0dbbbdc0b808e5feb227f 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -1364,47 +1364,6 @@ static bool io_identity_cow(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void io_drop_identity(struct io_kiocb *req)
-{
-	struct io_identity *id = req->work.identity;
-
-	if (req->work.flags & IO_WQ_WORK_MM) {
-		mmdrop(id->mm);
-		req->work.flags &= ~IO_WQ_WORK_MM;
-	}
-#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_CGROUP
-	if (req->work.flags & IO_WQ_WORK_BLKCG) {
-		css_put(id->blkcg_css);
-		req->work.flags &= ~IO_WQ_WORK_BLKCG;
-	}
-#endif
-	if (req->work.flags & IO_WQ_WORK_CREDS) {
-		put_cred(id->creds);
-		req->work.flags &= ~IO_WQ_WORK_CREDS;
-	}
-	if (req->work.flags & IO_WQ_WORK_FILES) {
-		put_files_struct(req->work.identity->files);
-		put_nsproxy(req->work.identity->nsproxy);
-		req->work.flags &= ~IO_WQ_WORK_FILES;
-	}
-	if (req->work.flags & IO_WQ_WORK_CANCEL)
-		req->work.flags &= ~IO_WQ_WORK_CANCEL;
-	if (req->work.flags & IO_WQ_WORK_FS) {
-		struct fs_struct *fs = id->fs;
-
-		spin_lock(&id->fs->lock);
-		if (--fs->users)
-			fs = NULL;
-		spin_unlock(&id->fs->lock);
-
-		if (fs)
-			free_fs_struct(fs);
-		req->work.flags &= ~IO_WQ_WORK_FS;
-	}
-	if (req->work.flags & IO_WQ_WORK_FSIZE)
-		req->work.flags &= ~IO_WQ_WORK_FSIZE;
-}
-
 static bool io_grab_identity(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
 	const struct io_op_def *def = &io_op_defs[req->opcode];
@@ -1510,7 +1469,6 @@ static void io_prep_async_work(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	if (io_grab_identity(req))
 		return;
 
-	io_drop_identity(req);
 	if (!io_identity_cow(req))
 		return;