diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 7e0fab53e930..cf10dfcda99d 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -946,7 +946,6 @@ void blk_insert_request(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
 	 * barrier
 	 */
 	rq->cmd_type = REQ_TYPE_SPECIAL;
-	rq->cmd_flags |= REQ_SOFTBARRIER;
 
 	rq->special = data;