diff --git a/block/blk-flush.c b/block/blk-flush.c
index bf51588762d8..996d5d03dade 100644
--- a/block/blk-flush.c
+++ b/block/blk-flush.c
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/blk-mq.h>
-#include <linux/lockdep.h>
 
 #include "blk.h"
 #include "blk-mq.h"
@@ -469,9 +468,6 @@ struct blk_flush_queue *blk_alloc_flush_queue(int node, int cmd_size,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fq->flush_queue[1]);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fq->flush_data_in_flight);
 
-	lockdep_register_key(&fq->key);
-	lockdep_set_class(&fq->mq_flush_lock, &fq->key);
-
 	return fq;
 
  fail_rq:
@@ -486,7 +482,6 @@ void blk_free_flush_queue(struct blk_flush_queue *fq)
 	if (!fq)
 		return;
 
-	lockdep_unregister_key(&fq->key);
 	kfree(fq->flush_rq);
 	kfree(fq);
 }
diff --git a/block/blk.h b/block/blk.h
index 98f0b1ae2641..d23d018fd2cd 100644
--- a/block/blk.h
+++ b/block/blk.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ struct blk_flush_queue {
 	struct list_head	flush_data_in_flight;
 	struct request		*flush_rq;
 
-	struct lock_class_key	key;
 	spinlock_t		mq_flush_lock;
 };