diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 8e143aed73657c7d903185a69ff609ab7dd5f44c..ba3fb2d8ec27a7a88f31bf2d435b09b1a7b8a7d2 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -1828,8 +1828,6 @@ static bool io_get_sqring(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct sqe_submit *s)
 	 *    though the application is the one updating it.
 	 */
 	head = ctx->cached_sq_head;
-	/* See comment at the top of this file */
-	smp_rmb();
 	/* make sure SQ entry isn't read before tail */
 	if (head == smp_load_acquire(&ring->r.tail))
 		return false;