diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index f539b58..5b93829 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -7027,7 +7027,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-	if (mddev->degraded && ! mddev->ro && !mddev->recovery_disabled) {
+	if (mddev->degraded && !mddev->recovery_disabled) {
 		list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set) {
 			if (rdev->raid_disk >= 0 &&
 			    !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags) &&
@@ -7150,7 +7150,20 @@
 			/* Only thing we do on a ro array is remove
 			 * failed devices.
 			 */
-			remove_and_add_spares(mddev);
+			mdk_rdev_t *rdev;
+			list_for_each_entry(rdev, &mddev->disks, same_set)
+				if (rdev->raid_disk >= 0 &&
+				    !test_bit(Blocked, &rdev->flags) &&
+				    test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags) &&
+				    atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)==0) {
+					if (mddev->pers->hot_remove_disk(
+						    mddev, rdev->raid_disk)==0) {
+						char nm[20];
+						sprintf(nm,"rd%d", rdev->raid_disk);
+						sysfs_remove_link(&mddev->kobj, nm);
+						rdev->raid_disk = -1;
+					}
+				}
 			clear_bit(MD_RECOVERY_NEEDED, &mddev->recovery);
 			goto unlock;
 		}