diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index f389d8abe137..1f1c7f007b68 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -5472,7 +5472,6 @@ static void __md_stop_writes(struct mddev *mddev)
 	del_timer_sync(&mddev->safemode_timer);
 
 	bitmap_flush(mddev);
-	md_super_wait(mddev);
 
 	if (mddev->ro == 0 &&
 	    ((!mddev->in_sync && !mddev_is_clustered(mddev)) ||