diff --git a/drivers/usb/storage/scsiglue.c b/drivers/usb/storage/scsiglue.c
index 6737fab94959..54a3c8195c96 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/storage/scsiglue.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/storage/scsiglue.c
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ static const char* host_info(struct Scsi_Host *host)
 static int slave_alloc (struct scsi_device *sdev)
 {
 	struct us_data *us = host_to_us(sdev->host);
-	int maxp;
 
 	/*
 	 * Set the INQUIRY transfer length to 36.  We don't use any of
@@ -77,15 +76,6 @@ static int slave_alloc (struct scsi_device *sdev)
 	 */
 	sdev->inquiry_len = 36;
 
-	/*
-	 * USB has unusual scatter-gather requirements: the length of each
-	 * scatterlist element except the last must be divisible by the
-	 * Bulk maxpacket value.  Fortunately this value is always a
-	 * power of 2.  Inform the block layer about this requirement.
-	 */
-	maxp = usb_maxpacket(us->pusb_dev, us->recv_bulk_pipe, 0);
-	blk_queue_virt_boundary(sdev->request_queue, maxp - 1);
-
 	/*
 	 * Some host controllers may have alignment requirements.
 	 * We'll play it safe by requiring 512-byte alignment always.