diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 02833ce5664e..4cad535592c3 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -1022,25 +1022,6 @@ int blk_update_nr_requests(struct request_queue *q, unsigned int nr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Determine if elevator data should be initialized when allocating the
- * request associated with @bio.
- */
-static bool blk_rq_should_init_elevator(struct bio *bio)
-{
-	if (!bio)
-		return true;
-
-	/*
-	 * Flush requests do not use the elevator so skip initialization.
-	 * This allows a request to share the flush and elevator data.
-	 */
-	if (op_is_flush(bio->bi_opf))
-		return false;
-
-	return true;
-}
-
 /**
  * __get_request - get a free request
  * @rl: request list to allocate from
@@ -1119,10 +1100,13 @@ static struct request *__get_request(struct request_list *rl, unsigned int op,
 	 * request is freed.  This guarantees icq's won't be destroyed and
 	 * makes creating new ones safe.
 	 *
+	 * Flush requests do not use the elevator so skip initialization.
+	 * This allows a request to share the flush and elevator data.
+	 *
 	 * Also, lookup icq while holding queue_lock.  If it doesn't exist,
 	 * it will be created after releasing queue_lock.
 	 */
-	if (blk_rq_should_init_elevator(bio) && !blk_queue_bypass(q)) {
+	if (!op_is_flush(op) && !blk_queue_bypass(q)) {
 		rq_flags |= RQF_ELVPRIV;
 		q->nr_rqs_elvpriv++;
 		if (et->icq_cache && ioc)
@@ -1276,8 +1260,6 @@ static struct request *blk_old_get_request(struct request_queue *q, int rw,
 {
 	struct request *rq;
 
-	BUG_ON(rw != READ && rw != WRITE);
-
 	/* create ioc upfront */
 	create_io_context(gfp_mask, q->node);