diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 96e3ae43327c..7b78fb567971 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: b9d8e35256251e6e6a27f5f190d4ec462be7f620
+refs/heads/master: 02bb4b9e4c31809e4c751d7f3808c448e7ad0244
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/staging/hv/channel_mgmt.c b/trunk/drivers/staging/hv/channel_mgmt.c
index b7343bc72b40..957d61ee4ceb 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/staging/hv/channel_mgmt.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/staging/hv/channel_mgmt.c
@@ -327,22 +327,6 @@ void free_channel(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
 }
 
 
-DECLARE_COMPLETION(hv_channel_ready);
-
-/*
- * Count initialized channels, and ensure all channels are ready when hv_vmbus
- * module loading completes.
- */
-static void count_hv_channel(void)
-{
-	static int counter;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&vmbus_connection.channel_lock, flags);
-	if (++counter == MAX_MSG_TYPES)
-		complete(&hv_channel_ready);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vmbus_connection.channel_lock, flags);
-}
 
 /*
  * vmbus_process_rescind_offer -
@@ -449,7 +433,6 @@ static void vmbus_process_offer(struct work_struct *work)
 
 				pr_info("%s\n", hv_cb_utils[cnt].log_msg);
 
-				count_hv_channel();
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv.h b/trunk/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv.h
index 8b826a115443..3310e9bdf562 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv.h
+++ b/trunk/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv.h
@@ -844,8 +844,6 @@ static inline struct hv_driver *drv_to_hv_drv(struct device_driver *d)
 int vmbus_child_driver_register(struct device_driver *drv);
 void vmbus_child_driver_unregister(struct device_driver *drv);
 
-extern struct completion hv_channel_ready;
-
 /*
  * Common header for Hyper-V ICs
  */
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c b/trunk/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c
index e553fc977495..ec1d38cd481c 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c
@@ -582,7 +582,6 @@ static int vmbus_bus_init(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 
 
 	vmbus_request_offers();
-	wait_for_completion(&hv_channel_ready);
 
 cleanup:
 	return ret;