--- a/fs/gfs2/quota.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
@@ -913,10 +913,6 @@ static int do_sync(unsigned int num_qd, struct gfs2_quota_data **qda)
 			goto out_dq;
 	}
 
-	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &i_gh);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_dq;
-
 	for (x = 0; x < num_qd; x++) {
 		offset = qd2offset(qda[x]);
 		if (gfs2_write_alloc_required(ip, offset,
@@ -966,7 +962,6 @@ static int do_sync(unsigned int num_qd, struct gfs2_quota_data **qda)
 out_ipres:
 	gfs2_inplace_release(ip);
 out_alloc:
-	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
 out_dq:
 	while (qx--)
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ghs[qx]);