diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/blkvsc_drv.c b/drivers/staging/hv/blkvsc_drv.c
index a44fc7684727..3612574ca520 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/blkvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/blkvsc_drv.c
@@ -926,7 +926,6 @@ static int blkvsc_probe(struct hv_device *dev)
 	else
 		blkdev->gd->first_minor = 0;
 	blkdev->gd->fops = &block_ops;
-	blkdev->gd->events = DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
 	blkdev->gd->private_data = blkdev;
 	blkdev->gd->driverfs_dev = &(blkdev->device_ctx->device);
 	sprintf(blkdev->gd->disk_name, "hd%c", 'a' + major_info.index);