diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 04168972814b..adf1893b161e 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ struct worker_pool {
 
 	struct worker		*manager;	/* L: purely informational */
 	struct list_head	workers;	/* A: attached workers */
-	struct list_head        dying_workers;  /* A: workers about to die */
 
 	struct ida		worker_ida;	/* worker IDs for task name */
 
@@ -2862,7 +2861,6 @@ static void set_worker_dying(struct worker *worker, struct list_head *list)
 	worker->flags |= WORKER_DIE;
 
 	list_move(&worker->entry, list);
-	list_move(&worker->node, &pool->dying_workers);
 
 	/* get an extra task struct reference for later kthread_stop_put() */
 	get_task_struct(worker->task);
@@ -4721,7 +4719,6 @@ static int init_worker_pool(struct worker_pool *pool)
 	timer_setup(&pool->mayday_timer, pool_mayday_timeout, 0);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->workers);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&pool->dying_workers);
 
 	ida_init(&pool->worker_ida);
 	INIT_HLIST_NODE(&pool->hash_node);