diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 0817f6ede188..5522fa747297 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ static int inode_create(struct gfs2_glock *i_gl, const struct gfs2_inum *inum,
 		if (error)
 			goto fail;
 	}
-	ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_owner = NULL;
 
 	spin_lock(&io_gl->gl_spin);
 	gfs2_glock_hold(i_gl);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index f252723b37da..44c64effc964 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -468,11 +468,6 @@ static int init_journal(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, int undo)
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ji_gh);
 	jindex = 0;
 
-	/* Disown my Journal glock */
-
-	sdp->sd_journal_gh.gh_owner = NULL;
-	sdp->sd_jinode_gh.gh_owner = NULL;
-
 	p = kthread_run(gfs2_recoverd, sdp, "gfs2_recoverd");
 	error = IS_ERR(p);
 	if (error) {