diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 5d1685e206c1..13f72d2a3fec 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -2920,10 +2920,6 @@ static int io_read(struct io_kiocb *req, bool force_nonblock)
 						inline_vecs, &iter);
 			if (ret)
 				goto out_free;
-			/* any defer here is final, must blocking retry */
-			if (!(req->flags & REQ_F_NOWAIT) &&
-			    !file_can_poll(req->file))
-				req->flags |= REQ_F_MUST_PUNT;
 			/* if we can retry, do so with the callbacks armed */
 			if (io_rw_should_retry(req)) {
 				ret2 = io_iter_do_read(req, &iter);
@@ -3057,10 +3053,6 @@ static int io_write(struct io_kiocb *req, bool force_nonblock)
 						inline_vecs, &iter);
 			if (ret)
 				goto out_free;
-			/* any defer here is final, must blocking retry */
-			if (!(req->flags & REQ_F_NOWAIT) &&
-			    !file_can_poll(req->file))
-				req->flags |= REQ_F_MUST_PUNT;
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		}
 	}