diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 7ae0206e9a61107c0876da911e125dd55a4f1838..330f4c73d0e758e91d3e47ab2d9d59c359720847 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ struct gfs2_tune {
 	unsigned int gt_demote_secs; /* Cache retention for unheld glock */
 	unsigned int gt_incore_log_blocks;
 	unsigned int gt_log_flush_secs;
-	unsigned int gt_jindex_refresh_secs; /* Check for new journal index */
 
 	unsigned int gt_recoverd_secs;
 	unsigned int gt_logd_secs;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index e88a684b2209cd8a3eed7454b3e1cf882184e6e8..4dcc7a8cda22eedfd9b2cb121599e3276e28ce8c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "meta_io.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "dir.h"
-#include "super.h"
 
 #define PULL 1
 
@@ -874,7 +873,6 @@ void gfs2_meta_syncfs(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 int gfs2_logd(void *data)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = data;
-	struct gfs2_holder ji_gh;
 	unsigned long t;
 	int need_flush;
 
@@ -893,17 +891,6 @@ int gfs2_logd(void *data)
 			sdp->sd_log_flush_time = jiffies;
 		}
 
-		/* Check for latest journal index */
-
-		t = sdp->sd_jindex_refresh_time +
-		    gfs2_tune_get(sdp, gt_jindex_refresh_secs) * HZ;
-
-		if (time_after_eq(jiffies, t)) {
-			if (!gfs2_jindex_hold(sdp, &ji_gh))
-				gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ji_gh);
-			sdp->sd_jindex_refresh_time = jiffies;
-		}
-
 		t = gfs2_tune_get(sdp, gt_logd_secs) * HZ;
 		if (freezing(current))
 			refrigerator();
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 548cc8ba070312f64cd5675d541243e09984ebad..2e74792ee487d0750f0aba162c333e25b2b1044c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ void gfs2_tune_init(struct gfs2_tune *gt)
 	gt->gt_demote_secs = 300;
 	gt->gt_incore_log_blocks = 1024;
 	gt->gt_log_flush_secs = 60;
-	gt->gt_jindex_refresh_secs = 60;
 	gt->gt_recoverd_secs = 60;
 	gt->gt_logd_secs = 1;
 	gt->gt_quotad_secs = 5;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/sys.c b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
index 65dd0657e1f8620f228e9da7fc90374ad8a859f1..7f828a2cc858dc061278f3cf980eec8df2883674 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/sys.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ TUNE_ATTR_2(name, name##_store)
 TUNE_ATTR(demote_secs, 0);
 TUNE_ATTR(incore_log_blocks, 0);
 TUNE_ATTR(log_flush_secs, 0);
-TUNE_ATTR(jindex_refresh_secs, 0);
 TUNE_ATTR(quota_warn_period, 0);
 TUNE_ATTR(quota_quantum, 0);
 TUNE_ATTR(atime_quantum, 0);
@@ -450,7 +449,6 @@ static struct attribute *tune_attrs[] = {
 	&tune_attr_demote_secs.attr,
 	&tune_attr_incore_log_blocks.attr,
 	&tune_attr_log_flush_secs.attr,
-	&tune_attr_jindex_refresh_secs.attr,
 	&tune_attr_quota_warn_period.attr,
 	&tune_attr_quota_quantum.attr,
 	&tune_attr_atime_quantum.attr,