diff --git a/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c b/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
index 35666c3537de..299e77ec2c41 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/block/dcssblk.c
@@ -832,7 +832,6 @@ dcssblk_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
 		goto out;
 	}
 	atomic_inc(&dev_info->use_count);
-	bdev->bd_block_size = 4096;
 	rc = 0;
 out:
 	return rc;