diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 454d1d7695f6..885f701983d7 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -3238,8 +3238,6 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE6(io_uring_enter, unsigned int, fd, u32, to_submit,
 	 */
 	ret = 0;
 	if (ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_SQPOLL) {
-		io_cqring_overflow_flush(ctx);
-
 		if (unlikely(ctx->sq_data->thread == NULL)) {
 			ret = -EOWNERDEAD;
 			goto out;