diff --git a/fs/fuse/file.c b/fs/fuse/file.c
index 01d9b32720150..be13f695e1d66 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/file.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/file.c
@@ -1445,7 +1445,6 @@ ssize_t fuse_direct_io(struct fuse_io_priv *io, struct iov_iter *iter,
 	if (!ia)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ia->io = io;
 	if (!cuse && fuse_range_is_writeback(inode, idx_from, idx_to)) {
 		if (!write)
 			inode_lock(inode);