diff --git a/fs/netfs/read_helper.c b/fs/netfs/read_helper.c
index 7046f9bdd8dcde..7c6e199618af7a 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/read_helper.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/read_helper.c
@@ -354,16 +354,11 @@ static void netfs_rreq_write_to_cache_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	netfs_rreq_do_write_to_cache(rreq);
 }
 
-static void netfs_rreq_write_to_cache(struct netfs_read_request *rreq,
-				      bool was_async)
+static void netfs_rreq_write_to_cache(struct netfs_read_request *rreq)
 {
-	if (was_async) {
-		rreq->work.func = netfs_rreq_write_to_cache_work;
-		if (!queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &rreq->work))
-			BUG();
-	} else {
-		netfs_rreq_do_write_to_cache(rreq);
-	}
+	rreq->work.func = netfs_rreq_write_to_cache_work;
+	if (!queue_work(system_unbound_wq, &rreq->work))
+		BUG();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -558,7 +553,7 @@ static void netfs_rreq_assess(struct netfs_read_request *rreq, bool was_async)
 	wake_up_bit(&rreq->flags, NETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS);
 
 	if (test_bit(NETFS_RREQ_WRITE_TO_CACHE, &rreq->flags))
-		return netfs_rreq_write_to_cache(rreq, was_async);
+		return netfs_rreq_write_to_cache(rreq);
 
 	netfs_rreq_completed(rreq, was_async);
 }