diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 78c351e35fec6..ee5ed88219631 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1672,7 +1672,6 @@ extern struct pid *cad_pid;
 #define PF_MEMALLOC		0x00000800	/* Allocating memory */
 #define PF_NPROC_EXCEEDED	0x00001000	/* set_user() noticed that RLIMIT_NPROC was exceeded */
 #define PF_USED_MATH		0x00002000	/* If unset the fpu must be initialized before use */
-#define PF_USED_ASYNC		0x00004000	/* Used async_schedule*(), used by module init */
 #define PF_NOFREEZE		0x00008000	/* This thread should not be frozen */
 #define PF_FROZEN		0x00010000	/* Frozen for system suspend */
 #define PF_KSWAPD		0x00020000	/* I am kswapd */
diff --git a/kernel/async.c b/kernel/async.c
index b8d7a663497f9..b2c4ba5686ee4 100644
--- a/kernel/async.c
+++ b/kernel/async.c
@@ -205,9 +205,6 @@ async_cookie_t async_schedule_node_domain(async_func_t func, void *data,
 	atomic_inc(&entry_count);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&async_lock, flags);
 
-	/* mark that this task has queued an async job, used by module init */
-	current->flags |= PF_USED_ASYNC;
-
 	/* schedule for execution */
 	queue_work_node(node, system_unbound_wq, &entry->work);
 
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 84a9141a5e159..f25e7653aa150 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -3722,12 +3722,6 @@ static noinline int do_init_module(struct module *mod)
 	}
 	freeinit->module_init = mod->init_layout.base;
 
-	/*
-	 * We want to find out whether @mod uses async during init.  Clear
-	 * PF_USED_ASYNC.  async_schedule*() will set it.
-	 */
-	current->flags &= ~PF_USED_ASYNC;
-
 	do_mod_ctors(mod);
 	/* Start the module */
 	if (mod->init != NULL)
@@ -3753,22 +3747,13 @@ static noinline int do_init_module(struct module *mod)
 
 	/*
 	 * We need to finish all async code before the module init sequence
-	 * is done.  This has potential to deadlock.  For example, a newly
-	 * detected block device can trigger request_module() of the
-	 * default iosched from async probing task.  Once userland helper
-	 * reaches here, async_synchronize_full() will wait on the async
-	 * task waiting on request_module() and deadlock.
-	 *
-	 * This deadlock is avoided by perfomring async_synchronize_full()
-	 * iff module init queued any async jobs.  This isn't a full
-	 * solution as it will deadlock the same if module loading from
-	 * async jobs nests more than once; however, due to the various
-	 * constraints, this hack seems to be the best option for now.
-	 * Please refer to the following thread for details.
+	 * is done. This has potential to deadlock if synchronous module
+	 * loading is requested from async (which is not allowed!).
 	 *
-	 * http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1420814
+	 * See commit 0fdff3ec6d87 ("async, kmod: warn on synchronous
+	 * request_module() from async workers") for more details.
 	 */
-	if (!mod->async_probe_requested && (current->flags & PF_USED_ASYNC))
+	if (!mod->async_probe_requested)
 		async_synchronize_full();
 
 	ftrace_free_mem(mod, mod->init_layout.base, mod->init_layout.base +