diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index 75c4e86..be0921e 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@
 		return error;
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(evdev->grab, client);
-	synchronize_rcu();
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -187,7 +186,6 @@
 	spin_lock(&evdev->client_lock);
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&client->node, &evdev->client_list);
 	spin_unlock(&evdev->client_lock);
-	synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
 static void evdev_detach_client(struct evdev *evdev,
diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
index ebbceed..75e11c7 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -451,7 +451,6 @@
 	}
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(dev->grab, handle);
-	synchronize_rcu();
 
  out:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/input/joydev.c b/drivers/input/joydev.c
index 5688b5c..c24ec2d 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joydev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joydev.c
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@
 	spin_lock(&joydev->client_lock);
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&client->node, &joydev->client_list);
 	spin_unlock(&joydev->client_lock);
-	synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
 static void joydev_detach_client(struct joydev *joydev,
diff --git a/drivers/input/mousedev.c b/drivers/input/mousedev.c
index 7630273..257e033 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mousedev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mousedev.c
@@ -508,7 +508,6 @@
 	spin_lock(&mousedev->client_lock);
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&client->node, &mousedev->client_list);
 	spin_unlock(&mousedev->client_lock);
-	synchronize_rcu();
 }
 
 static void mousedev_detach_client(struct mousedev *mousedev,