diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/channel.c b/drivers/staging/hv/channel.c
index b6f86744b12d..b91b36912357 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/channel.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/channel.c
@@ -555,7 +555,6 @@ void vmbus_close(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
 
 	/* Stop callback and cancel the timer asap */
 	channel->onchannel_callback = NULL;
-	del_timer_sync(&channel->poll_timer);
 
 	/* Send a closing message */
 	info = kmalloc(sizeof(*info) +
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/channel_mgmt.c b/drivers/staging/hv/channel_mgmt.c
index 957d61ee4ceb..178e1c429f56 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/channel_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/channel_mgmt.c
@@ -283,10 +283,6 @@ static struct vmbus_channel *alloc_channel(void)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&channel->inbound_lock);
 
-	init_timer(&channel->poll_timer);
-	channel->poll_timer.data = (unsigned long)channel;
-	channel->poll_timer.function = vmbus_ontimer;
-
 	channel->controlwq = create_workqueue("hv_vmbus_ctl");
 	if (!channel->controlwq) {
 		kfree(channel);
@@ -315,7 +311,6 @@ static void release_channel(struct work_struct *work)
  */
 void free_channel(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
 {
-	del_timer_sync(&channel->poll_timer);
 
 	/*
 	 * We have to release the channel's workqueue/thread in the vmbus's
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv.h b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv.h
index e881cfe29fab..73c251efad4c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv.h
@@ -528,7 +528,6 @@ struct vmbus_channel {
 
 	struct hv_device *device_obj;
 
-	struct timer_list poll_timer; /* SA-111 workaround */
 	struct work_struct work;
 
 	enum vmbus_channel_state state;