diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 49e6a545eb63fde25bc1984e3b2c165432f984b9..44e18c073c44105d03c1f7e0b9cd9bda229cac0f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1641,9 +1641,6 @@ static struct loop_device *loop_alloc(int i)
 
 static void loop_free(struct loop_device *lo)
 {
-	if (!lo->lo_queue->queue_lock)
-		lo->lo_queue->queue_lock = &lo->lo_queue->__queue_lock;
-
 	blk_cleanup_queue(lo->lo_queue);
 	put_disk(lo->lo_disk);
 	list_del(&lo->lo_list);