diff --git a/drivers/md/md-multipath.c b/drivers/md/md-multipath.c
index d22276870283..9e4ddd5240cd 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md-multipath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md-multipath.c
@@ -258,14 +258,13 @@ static int multipath_remove_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 			goto abort;
 		}
 		p->rdev = NULL;
-		if (!test_bit(RemoveSynchronized, &rdev->flags)) {
-			synchronize_rcu();
-			if (atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
-				/* lost the race, try later */
-				err = -EBUSY;
-				p->rdev = rdev;
-				goto abort;
-			}
+
+		synchronize_rcu();
+		if (atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
+			/* lost the race, try later */
+			err = -EBUSY;
+			p->rdev = rdev;
+			goto abort;
 		}
 		err = md_integrity_register(mddev);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index a3d98273b295..cd7ac1dee3b8 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -9155,7 +9155,6 @@ static int remove_and_add_spares(struct mddev *mddev,
 	struct md_rdev *rdev;
 	int spares = 0;
 	int removed = 0;
-	bool remove_some = false;
 
 	if (this && test_bit(MD_RECOVERY_RUNNING, &mddev->recovery))
 		/* Mustn't remove devices when resync thread is running */
@@ -9165,28 +9164,9 @@ static int remove_and_add_spares(struct mddev *mddev,
 		if ((this == NULL || rdev == this) &&
 		    rdev->raid_disk >= 0 &&
 		    !test_bit(Blocked, &rdev->flags) &&
-		    test_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags) &&
+		    !test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags) &&
+		    !test_bit(Journal, &rdev->flags) &&
 		    atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)==0) {
-			/* Faulty non-Blocked devices with nr_pending == 0
-			 * never get nr_pending incremented,
-			 * never get Faulty cleared, and never get Blocked set.
-			 * So we can synchronize_rcu now rather than once per device
-			 */
-			remove_some = true;
-			set_bit(RemoveSynchronized, &rdev->flags);
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (remove_some)
-		synchronize_rcu();
-	rdev_for_each(rdev, mddev) {
-		if ((this == NULL || rdev == this) &&
-		    rdev->raid_disk >= 0 &&
-		    !test_bit(Blocked, &rdev->flags) &&
-		    ((test_bit(RemoveSynchronized, &rdev->flags) ||
-		     (!test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags) &&
-		      !test_bit(Journal, &rdev->flags))) &&
-		    atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)==0)) {
 			if (mddev->pers->hot_remove_disk(
 				    mddev, rdev) == 0) {
 				sysfs_unlink_rdev(mddev, rdev);
@@ -9195,8 +9175,6 @@ static int remove_and_add_spares(struct mddev *mddev,
 				removed++;
 			}
 		}
-		if (remove_some && test_bit(RemoveSynchronized, &rdev->flags))
-			clear_bit(RemoveSynchronized, &rdev->flags);
 	}
 
 	if (removed && mddev->kobj.sd)
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.h b/drivers/md/md.h
index 8ae957480976..b25b6d061372 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.h
+++ b/drivers/md/md.h
@@ -189,11 +189,6 @@ enum flag_bits {
 				 * than other devices in the array
 				 */
 	ClusterRemove,
-	RemoveSynchronized,	/* synchronize_rcu() was called after
-				 * this device was known to be faulty,
-				 * so it is safe to remove without
-				 * another synchronize_rcu() call.
-				 */
 	ExternalBbl,            /* External metadata provides bad
 				 * block management for a disk
 				 */
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid1.c b/drivers/md/raid1.c
index 23d211969565..acb6d6542619 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid1.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid1.c
@@ -1859,15 +1859,14 @@ static int raid1_remove_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 			goto abort;
 		}
 		p->rdev = NULL;
-		if (!test_bit(RemoveSynchronized, &rdev->flags)) {
-			synchronize_rcu();
-			if (atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
-				/* lost the race, try later */
-				err = -EBUSY;
-				p->rdev = rdev;
-				goto abort;
-			}
+		synchronize_rcu();
+		if (atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
+			/* lost the race, try later */
+			err = -EBUSY;
+			p->rdev = rdev;
+			goto abort;
 		}
+
 		if (conf->mirrors[conf->raid_disks + number].rdev) {
 			/* We just removed a device that is being replaced.
 			 * Move down the replacement.  We drain all IO before
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid10.c b/drivers/md/raid10.c
index 7704a4c7f469..64dd5cb6133e 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid10.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid10.c
@@ -2247,15 +2247,14 @@ static int raid10_remove_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 		goto abort;
 	}
 	*rdevp = NULL;
-	if (!test_bit(RemoveSynchronized, &rdev->flags)) {
-		synchronize_rcu();
-		if (atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
-			/* lost the race, try later */
-			err = -EBUSY;
-			*rdevp = rdev;
-			goto abort;
-		}
+	synchronize_rcu();
+	if (atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
+		/* lost the race, try later */
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		*rdevp = rdev;
+		goto abort;
 	}
+
 	if (p->replacement) {
 		/* We must have just cleared 'rdev' */
 		p->rdev = p->replacement;
diff --git a/drivers/md/raid5.c b/drivers/md/raid5.c
index 4cdb35e54251..37d9865b180a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/raid5.c
+++ b/drivers/md/raid5.c
@@ -8267,15 +8267,14 @@ static int raid5_remove_disk(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
 		goto abort;
 	}
 	*rdevp = NULL;
-	if (!test_bit(RemoveSynchronized, &rdev->flags)) {
-		lockdep_assert_held(&mddev->reconfig_mutex);
-		synchronize_rcu();
-		if (atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
-			/* lost the race, try later */
-			err = -EBUSY;
-			rcu_assign_pointer(*rdevp, rdev);
-		}
+	lockdep_assert_held(&mddev->reconfig_mutex);
+	synchronize_rcu();
+	if (atomic_read(&rdev->nr_pending)) {
+		/* lost the race, try later */
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		rcu_assign_pointer(*rdevp, rdev);
 	}
+
 	if (!err) {
 		err = log_modify(conf, rdev, false);
 		if (err)
