diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
index 3e61d0cc23f8..ef1d5bb88b93 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
@@ -504,10 +504,7 @@ xfs_do_force_shutdown(
 	} else if (logerror) {
 		xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_SHUTDOWN_LOGERROR,
 			"Log I/O Error Detected. Shutting down filesystem");
-	} else if (flags & SHUTDOWN_DEVICE_REQ) {
-		xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_SHUTDOWN_IOERROR,
-			"All device paths lost. Shutting down filesystem");
-	} else if (!(flags & SHUTDOWN_REMOTE_REQ)) {
+	} else {
 		xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_SHUTDOWN_IOERROR,
 			"I/O Error Detected. Shutting down filesystem");
 	}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
index 37bfb50db809..aba5a1579279 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
@@ -259,8 +259,6 @@ void xfs_do_force_shutdown(struct xfs_mount *mp, int flags, char *fname,
 #define SHUTDOWN_LOG_IO_ERROR	0x0002	/* write attempt to the log failed */
 #define SHUTDOWN_FORCE_UMOUNT	0x0004	/* shutdown from a forced unmount */
 #define SHUTDOWN_CORRUPT_INCORE	0x0008	/* corrupt in-memory data structures */
-#define SHUTDOWN_REMOTE_REQ	0x0010	/* shutdown came from remote cell */
-#define SHUTDOWN_DEVICE_REQ	0x0020	/* failed all paths to the device */
 
 /*
  * Flags for xfs_mountfs