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diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 46a74209917f..7a1b78ab7c15 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -151,58 +151,11 @@ typedef int (dio_iodone_t)(struct kiocb *iocb, loff_t offset,
*/
#define CHECK_IOVEC_ONLY -1
-/*
- * The below are the various read and write flags that we support. Some of
- * them include behavioral modifiers that send information down to the
- * block layer and IO scheduler. They should be used along with a req_op.
- * Terminology:
- *
- * The block layer uses device plugging to defer IO a little bit, in
- * the hope that we will see more IO very shortly. This increases
- * coalescing of adjacent IO and thus reduces the number of IOs we
- * have to send to the device. It also allows for better queuing,
- * if the IO isn't mergeable. If the caller is going to be waiting
- * for the IO, then he must ensure that the device is unplugged so
- * that the IO is dispatched to the driver.
- *
- * All IO is handled async in Linux. This is fine for background
- * writes, but for reads or writes that someone waits for completion
- * on, we want to notify the block layer and IO scheduler so that they
- * know about it. That allows them to make better scheduling
- * decisions. So when the below references 'sync' and 'async', it
- * is referencing this priority hint.
- *
- * With that in mind, the available types are:
- *
- * READ A normal read operation. Device will be plugged.
- * READ_SYNC A synchronous read. Device is not plugged, caller can
- * immediately wait on this read without caring about
- * unplugging.
- * WRITE A normal async write. Device will be plugged.
- * WRITE_SYNC Synchronous write. Identical to WRITE, but passes down
- * the hint that someone will be waiting on this IO
- * shortly. The write equivalent of READ_SYNC.
- * WRITE_ODIRECT Special case write for O_DIRECT only.
- * WRITE_FLUSH Like WRITE_SYNC but with preceding cache flush.
- * WRITE_FUA Like WRITE_SYNC but data is guaranteed to be on
- * non-volatile media on completion.
- * WRITE_FLUSH_FUA Combination of WRITE_FLUSH and FUA. The IO is preceded
- * by a cache flush and data is guaranteed to be on
- * non-volatile media on completion.
- *
- */
#define RW_MASK REQ_OP_WRITE
#define READ REQ_OP_READ
#define WRITE REQ_OP_WRITE
-#define READ_SYNC 0
-#define WRITE_SYNC REQ_SYNC
-#define WRITE_ODIRECT (REQ_SYNC | REQ_IDLE)
-#define WRITE_FLUSH REQ_PREFLUSH
-#define WRITE_FUA REQ_FUA
-#define WRITE_FLUSH_FUA (REQ_PREFLUSH | REQ_FUA)
-
/*
* Attribute flags. These should be or-ed together to figure out what
* has been changed!