diff --git a/drivers/char/hvcs.c b/drivers/char/hvcs.c
index 6e6eb445d374f..c76bccf5354dc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvcs.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvcs.c
@@ -1139,15 +1139,6 @@ static int hvcs_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	hvcsd->tty = tty;
 	tty->driver_data = hvcsd;
 
-	/*
-	 * Set this driver to low latency so that we actually have a chance at
-	 * catching a throttled TTY after we flip_buffer_push.  Otherwise the
-	 * flush_to_async may not execute until after the kernel_thread has
-	 * yielded and resumed the next flip_buffer_push resulting in data
-	 * loss.
-	 */
-	tty->low_latency = 1;
-
 	memset(&hvcsd->buffer[0], 0x00, HVCS_BUFF_LEN);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvsi.c b/drivers/char/hvsi.c
index 406f8742a260d..2989056a9e39b 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvsi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvsi.c
@@ -810,7 +810,6 @@ static int hvsi_open(struct tty_struct *tty, struct file *filp)
 	hp = &hvsi_ports[line];
 
 	tty->driver_data = hp;
-	tty->low_latency = 1; /* avoid throttle/tty_flip_buffer_push race */
 
 	mb();
 	if (hp->state == HVSI_FSP_DIED)