diff --git a/lib/device/bcache.c b/lib/device/bcache.c
index 82b32644d..557c8b10e 100644
--- a/lib/device/bcache.c
+++ b/lib/device/bcache.c
@@ -1181,7 +1181,6 @@ void bcache_destroy(struct bcache *cache)
 
 	if (!bcache_flush(cache))
 		stack;
-	_wait_all(cache);
 	_exit_free_list(cache);
 	radix_tree_destroy(cache->rtree);
 	cache->engine->destroy(cache->engine);