diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index ad4219a41f25..e75b056f46f4 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -728,8 +728,6 @@ static void nfs_inode_remove_request(struct nfs_page *req)
 		if (likely(head->wb_page && !PageSwapCache(head->wb_page))) {
 			set_page_private(head->wb_page, 0);
 			ClearPagePrivate(head->wb_page);
-			smp_mb__after_atomic();
-			wake_up_page(head->wb_page, PG_private);
 			clear_bit(PG_MAPPED, &head->wb_flags);
 		}
 		nfsi->nrequests--;