diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 8299113858ce..26a70b9676d5 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -1259,10 +1259,8 @@ static int gfs2_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 
 	if (!sb_rdonly(sb)) {
 		error = init_threads(sdp);
-		if (error) {
-			gfs2_withdraw_delayed(sdp);
+		if (error)
 			goto fail_per_node;
-		}
 	}
 
 	error = gfs2_freeze_lock_shared(sdp, &sdp->sd_freeze_gh, 0);