diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c b/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c
index 0c4ef208b8b9..6fde2b2741ef 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.c
@@ -460,7 +460,6 @@ void btrfs_remove_ordered_extent(struct inode *inode,
 	struct btrfs_inode *btrfs_inode = BTRFS_I(inode);
 	struct btrfs_root *root = btrfs_inode->root;
 	struct rb_node *node;
-	bool dec_pending_ordered = false;
 
 	/* This is paired with btrfs_add_ordered_extent. */
 	spin_lock(&btrfs_inode->lock);
@@ -477,37 +476,8 @@ void btrfs_remove_ordered_extent(struct inode *inode,
 	if (tree->last == node)
 		tree->last = NULL;
 	set_bit(BTRFS_ORDERED_COMPLETE, &entry->flags);
-	if (test_and_clear_bit(BTRFS_ORDERED_PENDING, &entry->flags))
-		dec_pending_ordered = true;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&tree->lock);
 
-	/*
-	 * The current running transaction is waiting on us, we need to let it
-	 * know that we're complete and wake it up.
-	 */
-	if (dec_pending_ordered) {
-		struct btrfs_transaction *trans;
-
-		/*
-		 * The checks for trans are just a formality, it should be set,
-		 * but if it isn't we don't want to deref/assert under the spin
-		 * lock, so be nice and check if trans is set, but ASSERT() so
-		 * if it isn't set a developer will notice.
-		 */
-		spin_lock(&fs_info->trans_lock);
-		trans = fs_info->running_transaction;
-		if (trans)
-			refcount_inc(&trans->use_count);
-		spin_unlock(&fs_info->trans_lock);
-
-		ASSERT(trans);
-		if (trans) {
-			if (atomic_dec_and_test(&trans->pending_ordered))
-				wake_up(&trans->pending_wait);
-			btrfs_put_transaction(trans);
-		}
-	}
-
 	spin_lock(&root->ordered_extent_lock);
 	list_del_init(&entry->root_extent_list);
 	root->nr_ordered_extents--;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.h b/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.h
index 02d813aaa261..b10e6765d88f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ordered-data.h
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ struct btrfs_ordered_sum {
 				       * the isize. */
 #define BTRFS_ORDERED_TRUNCATED 8 /* Set when we have to truncate an extent */
 
-#define BTRFS_ORDERED_PENDING 9 /* We are waiting for this ordered extent to
-				  * complete in the current transaction. */
 #define BTRFS_ORDERED_REGULAR 10 /* Regular IO for COW */
 
 struct btrfs_ordered_extent {
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index d1eeef9ec5da..f92c0a88c4ad 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -233,14 +233,12 @@ loop:
 	extwriter_counter_init(cur_trans, type);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&cur_trans->writer_wait);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&cur_trans->commit_wait);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&cur_trans->pending_wait);
 	cur_trans->state = TRANS_STATE_RUNNING;
 	/*
 	 * One for this trans handle, one so it will live on until we
 	 * commit the transaction.
 	 */
 	refcount_set(&cur_trans->use_count, 2);
-	atomic_set(&cur_trans->pending_ordered, 0);
 	cur_trans->flags = 0;
 	cur_trans->start_time = ktime_get_seconds();
 
@@ -1911,13 +1909,6 @@ static inline void btrfs_wait_delalloc_flush(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 		btrfs_wait_ordered_roots(fs_info, U64_MAX, 0, (u64)-1);
 }
 
-static inline void
-btrfs_wait_pending_ordered(struct btrfs_transaction *cur_trans)
-{
-	wait_event(cur_trans->pending_wait,
-		   atomic_read(&cur_trans->pending_ordered) == 0);
-}
-
 int btrfs_commit_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans)
 {
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = trans->fs_info;
@@ -2052,8 +2043,6 @@ int btrfs_commit_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans)
 
 	btrfs_wait_delalloc_flush(fs_info);
 
-	btrfs_wait_pending_ordered(cur_trans);
-
 	btrfs_scrub_pause(fs_info);
 	/*
 	 * Ok now we need to make sure to block out any other joins while we
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.h b/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
index 4cbb1b55387d..703d5116a2fc 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ struct btrfs_transaction {
 	 */
 	atomic_t num_writers;
 	refcount_t use_count;
-	atomic_t pending_ordered;
 
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ struct btrfs_transaction {
 	time64_t start_time;
 	wait_queue_head_t writer_wait;
 	wait_queue_head_t commit_wait;
-	wait_queue_head_t pending_wait;
 	struct list_head pending_snapshots;
 	struct list_head pending_chunks;
 	struct list_head switch_commits;