diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 05b54e409e38..0de090a24f10 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ static void io_prep_async_link(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	}
 }
 
-void io_queue_iowq(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_tw_state *ts_dont_use)
+static void io_queue_iowq(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
 	struct io_kiocb *link = io_prep_linked_timeout(req);
 	struct io_uring_task *tctx = req->task->io_uring;
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ void io_req_task_submit(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_tw_state *ts)
 	if (unlikely(req->task->flags & PF_EXITING))
 		io_req_defer_failed(req, -EFAULT);
 	else if (req->flags & REQ_F_FORCE_ASYNC)
-		io_queue_iowq(req, ts);
+		io_queue_iowq(req);
 	else
 		io_queue_sqe(req);
 }
@@ -2097,7 +2097,7 @@ static void io_queue_async(struct io_kiocb *req, int ret)
 		break;
 	case IO_APOLL_ABORTED:
 		io_kbuf_recycle(req, 0);
-		io_queue_iowq(req, NULL);
+		io_queue_iowq(req);
 		break;
 	case IO_APOLL_OK:
 		break;
@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@ static void io_queue_sqe_fallback(struct io_kiocb *req)
 		if (unlikely(req->ctx->drain_active))
 			io_drain_req(req);
 		else
-			io_queue_iowq(req, NULL);
+			io_queue_iowq(req);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.h b/io_uring/io_uring.h
index 4979126cd263..1c4a2fab01cb 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.h
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ struct file *io_file_get_fixed(struct io_kiocb *req, int fd,
 void __io_req_task_work_add(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned flags);
 bool io_alloc_async_data(struct io_kiocb *req);
 void io_req_task_queue(struct io_kiocb *req);
-void io_queue_iowq(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_tw_state *ts_dont_use);
 void io_req_task_complete(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_tw_state *ts);
 void io_req_task_queue_fail(struct io_kiocb *req, int ret);
 void io_req_task_submit(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_tw_state *ts);
diff --git a/io_uring/rw.c b/io_uring/rw.c
index c18639e71dbc..9a4370f03b66 100644
--- a/io_uring/rw.c
+++ b/io_uring/rw.c
@@ -186,12 +186,6 @@ static inline loff_t *io_kiocb_update_pos(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void io_req_task_queue_reissue(struct io_kiocb *req)
-{
-	req->io_task_work.func = io_queue_iowq;
-	io_req_task_work_add(req);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLOCK
 static bool io_resubmit_prep(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
@@ -404,7 +398,7 @@ static int kiocb_done(struct io_kiocb *req, ssize_t ret,
 	if (req->flags & REQ_F_REISSUE) {
 		req->flags &= ~REQ_F_REISSUE;
 		if (io_resubmit_prep(req))
-			io_req_task_queue_reissue(req);
+			return -EAGAIN;
 		else
 			io_req_task_queue_fail(req, final_ret);
 	}