diff --git a/net/rds/ib.c b/net/rds/ib.c
index 4123967..cce19f95 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib.c
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@
 	rds_ib_sysctl_exit();
 	rds_ib_recv_exit();
 	rds_trans_unregister(&rds_ib_transport);
-	rds_ib_fmr_exit();
 }
 
 struct rds_transport rds_ib_transport = {
@@ -400,13 +399,9 @@
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rds_ib_devices);
 
-	ret = rds_ib_fmr_init();
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
-
 	ret = ib_register_client(&rds_ib_client);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_fmr_exit;
+		goto out;
 
 	ret = rds_ib_sysctl_init();
 	if (ret)
@@ -430,8 +425,6 @@
 	rds_ib_sysctl_exit();
 out_ibreg:
 	rds_ib_unregister_client();
-out_fmr_exit:
-	rds_ib_fmr_exit();
 out:
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/net/rds/ib.h b/net/rds/ib.h
index e34ad03..4297d92 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib.h
+++ b/net/rds/ib.h
@@ -307,8 +307,6 @@
 void rds_ib_sync_mr(void *trans_private, int dir);
 void rds_ib_free_mr(void *trans_private, int invalidate);
 void rds_ib_flush_mrs(void);
-int rds_ib_fmr_init(void);
-void rds_ib_fmr_exit(void);
 
 /* ib_recv.c */
 int rds_ib_recv_init(void);
diff --git a/net/rds/ib_rdma.c b/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
index 18a833c..819c35a 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 #include "ib.h"
 #include "xlist.h"
 
-static struct workqueue_struct *rds_ib_fmr_wq;
-
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, clean_list_grace);
 #define CLEAN_LIST_BUSY_BIT 0
 
@@ -307,7 +305,7 @@
 	int err = 0, iter = 0;
 
 	if (atomic_read(&pool->dirty_count) >= pool->max_items / 10)
-		queue_delayed_work(rds_ib_fmr_wq, &pool->flush_worker, 10);
+		schedule_delayed_work(&pool->flush_worker, 10);
 
 	while (1) {
 		ibmr = rds_ib_reuse_fmr(pool);
@@ -696,24 +694,6 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int rds_ib_fmr_init(void)
-{
-	rds_ib_fmr_wq = create_workqueue("rds_fmr_flushd");
-	if (!rds_ib_fmr_wq)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * By the time this is called all the IB devices should have been torn down and
- * had their pools freed.  As each pool is freed its work struct is waited on,
- * so the pool flushing work queue should be idle by the time we get here.
- */
-void rds_ib_fmr_exit(void)
-{
-	destroy_workqueue(rds_ib_fmr_wq);
-}
-
 static void rds_ib_mr_pool_flush_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct rds_ib_mr_pool *pool = container_of(work, struct rds_ib_mr_pool, flush_worker.work);
@@ -741,7 +721,7 @@
 	/* If we've pinned too many pages, request a flush */
 	if (atomic_read(&pool->free_pinned) >= pool->max_free_pinned ||
 	    atomic_read(&pool->dirty_count) >= pool->max_items / 10)
-		queue_delayed_work(rds_ib_fmr_wq, &pool->flush_worker, 10);
+		schedule_delayed_work(&pool->flush_worker, 10);
 
 	if (invalidate) {
 		if (likely(!in_interrupt())) {
@@ -749,8 +729,7 @@
 		} else {
 			/* We get here if the user created a MR marked
 			 * as use_once and invalidate at the same time. */
-			queue_delayed_work(rds_ib_fmr_wq,
-					   &pool->flush_worker, 10);
+			schedule_delayed_work(&pool->flush_worker, 10);
 		}
 	}