diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
index 697a0b2158e6..26a51dc4278d 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dasd.c
@@ -2965,8 +2965,6 @@ enum blk_eh_timer_return dasd_times_out(struct request *req)
  */
 static int dasd_alloc_queue(struct dasd_block *block)
 {
-	int rc;
-
 	block->request_queue = blk_init_queue(do_dasd_request,
 					       &block->request_queue_lock);
 	if (block->request_queue == NULL)
@@ -2974,14 +2972,7 @@ static int dasd_alloc_queue(struct dasd_block *block)
 
 	block->request_queue->queuedata = block;
 
-	elevator_exit(block->request_queue->elevator);
-	block->request_queue->elevator = NULL;
-	mutex_lock(&block->request_queue->sysfs_lock);
-	rc = elevator_init(block->request_queue, "deadline");
-	if (rc)
-		blk_cleanup_queue(block->request_queue);
-	mutex_unlock(&block->request_queue->sysfs_lock);
-	return rc;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*