--- x/block/blk-core.c
+++ y/block/blk-core.c
@@ -456,12 +456,6 @@ struct request_queue *blk_alloc_queue(st
 	lockdep_init_map(&q->q_lockdep_map, "&q->q_usage_counter(queue)",
 			 &q->q_lock_cls_key, 0);
 
-	/* Teach lockdep about lock ordering (reclaim WRT queue freeze lock). */
-	fs_reclaim_acquire(GFP_KERNEL);
-	rwsem_acquire_read(&q->io_lockdep_map, 0, 0, _RET_IP_);
-	rwsem_release(&q->io_lockdep_map, _RET_IP_);
-	fs_reclaim_release(GFP_KERNEL);
-
 	q->nr_requests = BLKDEV_DEFAULT_RQ;
 
 	return q;