diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index 660a87a22511..42f6d20358ad 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -668,7 +668,6 @@ int bdi_init(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 	bdi->max_ratio = 100;
 	bdi->max_prop_frac = PROP_FRAC_BASE;
 	spin_lock_init(&bdi->wb_lock);
-	INIT_RCU_HEAD(&bdi->rcu_head);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bdi->bdi_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bdi->wb_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bdi->work_list);
diff --git a/mm/slob.c b/mm/slob.c
index 23631e2bb57a..19d2e5d46724 100644
--- a/mm/slob.c
+++ b/mm/slob.c
@@ -639,7 +639,6 @@ void kmem_cache_free(struct kmem_cache *c, void *b)
 	if (unlikely(c->flags & SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU)) {
 		struct slob_rcu *slob_rcu;
 		slob_rcu = b + (c->size - sizeof(struct slob_rcu));
-		INIT_RCU_HEAD(&slob_rcu->head);
 		slob_rcu->size = c->size;
 		call_rcu(&slob_rcu->head, kmem_rcu_free);
 	} else {