diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index d48b24e54366..94d28f549837 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ static struct btrfs_device *__alloc_device(void)
 		kfree(dev);
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
-	bio_get(dev->flush_bio);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->dev_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->dev_alloc_list);