diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 9d4a1d630d0b..bac12caece06 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -2220,16 +2220,9 @@ static void blk_mq_queue_reinit_work(void)
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(q, &all_q_list, all_q_node)
 		blk_mq_freeze_queue_start(q);
-	list_for_each_entry(q, &all_q_list, all_q_node) {
+	list_for_each_entry(q, &all_q_list, all_q_node)
 		blk_mq_freeze_queue_wait(q);
 
-		/*
-		 * timeout handler can't touch hw queue during the
-		 * reinitialization
-		 */
-		del_timer_sync(&q->timeout);
-	}
-
 	list_for_each_entry(q, &all_q_list, all_q_node)
 		blk_mq_queue_reinit(q, &cpuhp_online_new);