diff --git a/kernel/power/autosleep.c b/kernel/power/autosleep.c
index ca304046d9e2b60c35c75eac43f5c3efcf2d0d01..c6422ffeda9a9c304a750b9321d555278b6a39d3 100644
--- a/kernel/power/autosleep.c
+++ b/kernel/power/autosleep.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static DECLARE_WORK(suspend_work, try_to_suspend);
 
 void queue_up_suspend_work(void)
 {
-	if (!work_pending(&suspend_work) && autosleep_state > PM_SUSPEND_ON)
+	if (autosleep_state > PM_SUSPEND_ON)
 		queue_work(autosleep_wq, &suspend_work);
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/power/qos.c b/kernel/power/qos.c
index 9322ff7eaad68d41512763d3b337d123601f32b7..587dddeebf15610da6f93c35874381ea5156365a 100644
--- a/kernel/power/qos.c
+++ b/kernel/power/qos.c
@@ -359,8 +359,7 @@ void pm_qos_update_request(struct pm_qos_request *req,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (delayed_work_pending(&req->work))
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&req->work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&req->work);
 
 	if (new_value != req->node.prio)
 		pm_qos_update_target(
@@ -386,8 +385,7 @@ void pm_qos_update_request_timeout(struct pm_qos_request *req, s32 new_value,
 		 "%s called for unknown object.", __func__))
 		return;
 
-	if (delayed_work_pending(&req->work))
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&req->work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&req->work);
 
 	if (new_value != req->node.prio)
 		pm_qos_update_target(
@@ -416,8 +414,7 @@ void pm_qos_remove_request(struct pm_qos_request *req)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (delayed_work_pending(&req->work))
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&req->work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&req->work);
 
 	pm_qos_update_target(pm_qos_array[req->pm_qos_class]->constraints,
 			     &req->node, PM_QOS_REMOVE_REQ,