diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index e668808b127f..5fbd9d34ce23 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -594,12 +594,7 @@ static void run_queue(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 		if (!list_empty(&gl->gl_waiters1)) {
 			gh = list_entry(gl->gl_waiters1.next,
 					struct gfs2_holder, gh_list);
-
-			if (test_bit(HIF_MUTEX, &gh->gh_iflags))
-				blocked = rq_mutex(gh);
-			else
-				gfs2_assert_warn(gl->gl_sbd, 0);
-
+			blocked = rq_mutex(gh);
 		} else if (test_bit(GLF_DEMOTE, &gl->gl_flags)) {
 			blocked = rq_demote(gl);
 			if (gl->gl_waiters2 && !blocked) {
@@ -610,12 +605,7 @@ static void run_queue(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 		} else if (!list_empty(&gl->gl_waiters3)) {
 			gh = list_entry(gl->gl_waiters3.next,
 					struct gfs2_holder, gh_list);
-
-			if (test_bit(HIF_PROMOTE, &gh->gh_iflags))
-				blocked = rq_promote(gh);
-			else
-				gfs2_assert_warn(gl->gl_sbd, 0);
-
+			blocked = rq_promote(gh);
 		} else
 			break;
 
@@ -636,7 +626,6 @@ static void gfs2_glmutex_lock(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	struct gfs2_holder gh;
 
 	gfs2_holder_init(gl, 0, 0, &gh);
-	set_bit(HIF_MUTEX, &gh.gh_iflags);
 	if (test_and_set_bit(HIF_WAIT, &gh.gh_iflags))
 		BUG();
 
@@ -1160,8 +1149,6 @@ int gfs2_glock_nq(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	set_bit(HIF_PROMOTE, &gh->gh_iflags);
-
 	spin_lock(&gl->gl_spin);
 	add_to_queue(gh);
 	run_queue(gl);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 089dba412cc0..478023e9fda6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ struct gfs2_glock_operations {
 };
 
 enum {
-	/* Actions */
-	HIF_MUTEX		= 0,
-	HIF_PROMOTE		= 1,
-
 	/* States */
 	HIF_HOLDER		= 6,
 	HIF_FIRST		= 7,