diff --git a/fs/fuse/passthrough.c b/fs/fuse/passthrough.c
index 10b6872cdaa7..5a78cb336db4 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/passthrough.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/passthrough.c
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/uio.h>
 
-struct fuse_aio_req {
-	struct kiocb iocb;
-	struct kiocb *iocb_fuse;
-};
-
 static void fuse_copyattr(struct file *dst_file, struct file *src_file)
 {
 	struct inode *dst = file_inode(dst_file);
@@ -37,32 +32,6 @@ static inline rwf_t iocb_to_rw_flags(int ifl)
 	return flags;
 }
 
-static void fuse_aio_cleanup_handler(struct fuse_aio_req *aio_req)
-{
-	struct kiocb *iocb = &aio_req->iocb;
-	struct kiocb *iocb_fuse = aio_req->iocb_fuse;
-
-	if (iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_WRITE) {
-		__sb_writers_acquired(file_inode(iocb->ki_filp)->i_sb,
-				      SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
-		file_end_write(iocb->ki_filp);
-		fuse_copyattr(iocb_fuse->ki_filp, iocb->ki_filp);
-	}
-
-	iocb_fuse->ki_pos = iocb->ki_pos;
-	kfree(aio_req);
-}
-
-static void fuse_aio_rw_complete(struct kiocb *iocb, long res, long res2)
-{
-	struct fuse_aio_req *aio_req =
-		container_of(iocb, struct fuse_aio_req, iocb);
-	struct kiocb *iocb_fuse = aio_req->iocb_fuse;
-
-	fuse_aio_cleanup_handler(aio_req);
-	iocb_fuse->ki_complete(iocb_fuse, res, res2);
-}
-
 ssize_t fuse_passthrough_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb_fuse,
 				   struct iov_iter *iter)
 {
@@ -74,23 +43,8 @@ ssize_t fuse_passthrough_read_iter(struct kiocb *iocb_fuse,
 	if (!iov_iter_count(iter))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (is_sync_kiocb(iocb_fuse)) {
-		ret = vfs_iter_read(passthrough_filp, iter, &iocb_fuse->ki_pos,
-				    iocb_to_rw_flags(iocb_fuse->ki_flags));
-	} else {
-		struct fuse_aio_req *aio_req;
-
-		aio_req = kmalloc(sizeof(struct fuse_aio_req), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!aio_req)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
-		aio_req->iocb_fuse = iocb_fuse;
-		kiocb_clone(&aio_req->iocb, iocb_fuse, passthrough_filp);
-		aio_req->iocb.ki_complete = fuse_aio_rw_complete;
-		ret = call_read_iter(passthrough_filp, &aio_req->iocb, iter);
-		if (ret != -EIOCBQUEUED)
-			fuse_aio_cleanup_handler(aio_req);
-	}
+	ret = vfs_iter_read(passthrough_filp, iter, &iocb_fuse->ki_pos,
+			    iocb_to_rw_flags(iocb_fuse->ki_flags));
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -103,40 +57,19 @@ ssize_t fuse_passthrough_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb_fuse,
 	struct fuse_file *ff = fuse_filp->private_data;
 	struct inode *fuse_inode = file_inode(fuse_filp);
 	struct file *passthrough_filp = ff->passthrough.filp;
-	struct inode *passthrough_inode = file_inode(passthrough_filp);
 
 	if (!iov_iter_count(iter))
 		return 0;
 
 	inode_lock(fuse_inode);
 
-	if (is_sync_kiocb(iocb_fuse)) {
-		file_start_write(passthrough_filp);
-		ret = vfs_iter_write(passthrough_filp, iter, &iocb_fuse->ki_pos,
-				     iocb_to_rw_flags(iocb_fuse->ki_flags));
-		file_end_write(passthrough_filp);
-		if (ret > 0)
-			fuse_copyattr(fuse_filp, passthrough_filp);
-	} else {
-		struct fuse_aio_req *aio_req;
+	file_start_write(passthrough_filp);
+	ret = vfs_iter_write(passthrough_filp, iter, &iocb_fuse->ki_pos,
+			     iocb_to_rw_flags(iocb_fuse->ki_flags));
+	file_end_write(passthrough_filp);
+	if (ret > 0)
+		fuse_copyattr(fuse_filp, passthrough_filp);
 
-		aio_req = kmalloc(sizeof(struct fuse_aio_req), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!aio_req) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto out;
-		}
-
-		file_start_write(passthrough_filp);
-		__sb_writers_release(passthrough_inode->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
-
-		aio_req->iocb_fuse = iocb_fuse;
-		kiocb_clone(&aio_req->iocb, iocb_fuse, passthrough_filp);
-		aio_req->iocb.ki_complete = fuse_aio_rw_complete;
-		ret = call_write_iter(passthrough_filp, &aio_req->iocb, iter);
-		if (ret != -EIOCBQUEUED)
-			fuse_aio_cleanup_handler(aio_req);
-	}
-out:
 	inode_unlock(fuse_inode);
 
 	return ret;