diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
index eafc19532e15..1763357a065a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_state.c
@@ -1239,11 +1239,6 @@ static void after_state_ch(struct drbd_conf *mdev, union drbd_state os,
 	}
 
 	if (ns.pdsk < D_INCONSISTENT && get_ldev(mdev)) {
-		if (ns.peer == R_PRIMARY && mdev->ldev->md.uuid[UI_BITMAP] == 0) {
-			drbd_uuid_new_current(mdev);
-			drbd_send_uuids(mdev);
-		}
-
 		/* D_DISKLESS Peer becomes secondary */
 		if (os.peer == R_PRIMARY && ns.peer == R_SECONDARY)
 			/* We may still be Primary ourselves.