diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 4e5dbbae07660c378ec9d6f2fea8e8edbbfca997..8e143aed73657c7d903185a69ff609ab7dd5f44c 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -1795,12 +1795,6 @@ static void io_commit_sqring(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 		 * write new data to them.
 		 */
 		smp_store_release(&ring->r.head, ctx->cached_sq_head);
-
-		/*
-		 * write side barrier of head update, app has read side. See
-		 * comment at the top of this file
-		 */
-		smp_wmb();
 	}
 }