diff --git a/fs/mpage.c b/fs/mpage.c
index fdfae9fa98c..643e9f55ef2 100644
--- a/fs/mpage.c
+++ b/fs/mpage.c
@@ -371,9 +371,6 @@ mpage_readpages(struct address_space *mapping, struct list_head *pages,
 	sector_t last_block_in_bio = 0;
 	struct buffer_head map_bh;
 	unsigned long first_logical_block = 0;
-	struct blk_plug plug;
-
-	blk_start_plug(&plug);
 
 	map_bh.b_state = 0;
 	map_bh.b_size = 0;
@@ -395,7 +392,6 @@ mpage_readpages(struct address_space *mapping, struct list_head *pages,
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(pages));
 	if (bio)
 		mpage_bio_submit(READ, bio);
-	blk_finish_plug(&plug);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mpage_readpages);