diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 80b6a9b22f3e..20da3ad1696b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <linux/genhd.h>
 #include <linux/kallsyms.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
-#include <linux/async.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
@@ -1987,7 +1986,6 @@ void device_shutdown(void)
 		spin_lock(&devices_kset->list_lock);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&devices_kset->list_lock);
-	async_synchronize_full();
 }
 
 /*