diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index c1833f95cb9728..1378d084c770f6 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -1484,8 +1484,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(kblockd_schedule_work);
 int kblockd_mod_delayed_work_on(int cpu, struct delayed_work *dwork,
 				unsigned long delay)
 {
-	if (!delay)
-		return queue_work_on(cpu, kblockd_workqueue, &dwork->work);
 	return mod_delayed_work_on(cpu, kblockd_workqueue, dwork, delay);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kblockd_mod_delayed_work_on);