diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index e8d238885cd2..2a64cba9ea72 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -5970,7 +5970,7 @@ void md_error(mddev_t *mddev, mdk_rdev_t *rdev)
 	mddev->pers->error_handler(mddev,rdev);
 	if (mddev->degraded)
 		set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RECOVER, &mddev->recovery);
-	set_bit(StateChanged, &rdev->flags);
+	sysfs_notify_dirent(rdev->sysfs_state);
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_INTR, &mddev->recovery);
 	set_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
 	md_wakeup_thread(mddev->thread);
@@ -6962,11 +6962,6 @@ void md_check_recovery(mddev_t *mddev)
 		if (mddev->flags)
 			md_update_sb(mddev, 0);
 
-		list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set)
-			if (test_and_clear_bit(StateChanged, &rdev->flags))
-				sysfs_notify_dirent(rdev->sysfs_state);
-
-
 		if (test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery) &&
 		    !test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_DONE, &mddev->recovery)) {
 			/* resync/recovery still happening */
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.h b/drivers/md/md.h
index 05145786b50f..e4836c68b73e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.h
+++ b/drivers/md/md.h
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ struct mdk_rdev_s
 #define Blocked		8		/* An error occured on an externally
 					 * managed array, don't allow writes
 					 * until it is cleared */
-#define StateChanged	9		/* Faulty or Blocked has changed during
-					 * interrupt, so it needs to be
-					 * notified by the thread */
 	wait_queue_head_t blocked_wait;
 
 	int desc_nr;			/* descriptor index in the superblock */