diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index e90a1e9..b88b1ad 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -3618,13 +3618,6 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int
-cifs_pending_writers_wait(void *unused)
-{
-	schedule();
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void cifs_oplock_break(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = container_of(work, struct cifsFileInfo,
@@ -3636,7 +3629,7 @@
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	wait_on_bit(&cinode->flags, CIFS_INODE_PENDING_WRITERS,
-			cifs_pending_writers_wait, TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+			TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 	server->ops->downgrade_oplock(server, cinode,
 		test_bit(CIFS_INODE_DOWNGRADE_OPLOCK_TO_L2, &cinode->flags));