diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index cd2f96b..022a0d9 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -5050,8 +5050,7 @@
 	return reshape_sectors;
 }
 
-/* FIXME go_faster isn't used */
-static inline sector_t sync_request(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t sector_nr, int *skipped, int go_faster)
+static inline sector_t sync_request(struct mddev *mddev, sector_t sector_nr, int *skipped)
 {
 	struct r5conf *conf = mddev->private;
 	struct stripe_head *sh;