diff --git a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
index e0f7c1241a6adb60e03034bb118586407a24e37c..1db6d886cbf25f472b1aaeb18eb554ccacbbe059 100644
--- a/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
+++ b/fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
@@ -287,9 +287,6 @@ static int inotify_release(struct inode *ignored, struct file *file)
 
 	pr_debug("%s: group=%p\n", __func__, group);
 
-	if (file->f_flags & FASYNC)
-		fsnotify_fasync(-1, file, 0);
-
 	/* free this group, matching get was inotify_init->fsnotify_obtain_group */
 	fsnotify_destroy_group(group);