diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h b/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
index 39c55d61e159f2814b6d0531cf2a844f608675c8..388158ff0cbc8c5ba56697dc719df659c2fc5e74 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/osd_client.h
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ struct ceph_osd_event {
 	struct rb_node node;
 	struct list_head osd_node;
 	struct kref kref;
-	struct completion completion;
 };
 
 struct ceph_osd_event_work {
@@ -275,8 +274,6 @@ extern int ceph_osdc_create_event(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 				  void (*event_cb)(u64, u64, u8, void *),
 				  void *data, struct ceph_osd_event **pevent);
 extern void ceph_osdc_cancel_event(struct ceph_osd_event *event);
-extern int ceph_osdc_wait_event(struct ceph_osd_event *event,
-				unsigned long timeout);
 extern void ceph_osdc_put_event(struct ceph_osd_event *event);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index 4322faa7c8118f97e97622f895ea538ec693f980..ad6b8b35f5cace5c40c6e56d3f06d53fda4b4195 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -1494,7 +1494,6 @@ int ceph_osdc_create_event(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 	RB_CLEAR_NODE(&event->node);
 	kref_init(&event->kref);   /* one ref for us */
 	kref_get(&event->kref);    /* one ref for the caller */
-	init_completion(&event->completion);
 
 	spin_lock(&osdc->event_lock);
 	event->cookie = ++osdc->event_count;
@@ -1530,7 +1529,6 @@ static void do_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	dout("do_event_work completing %p\n", event);
 	event->cb(ver, notify_id, opcode, event->data);
-	complete(&event->completion);
 	dout("do_event_work completed %p\n", event);
 	ceph_osdc_put_event(event);
 	kfree(event_work);
@@ -1588,7 +1586,6 @@ static void handle_watch_notify(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 	return;
 
 done_err:
-	complete(&event->completion);
 	ceph_osdc_put_event(event);
 	return;
 
@@ -1597,21 +1594,6 @@ static void handle_watch_notify(struct ceph_osd_client *osdc,
 	return;
 }
 
-int ceph_osdc_wait_event(struct ceph_osd_event *event, unsigned long timeout)
-{
-	int err;
-
-	dout("wait_event %p\n", event);
-	err = wait_for_completion_interruptible_timeout(&event->completion,
-							timeout * HZ);
-	ceph_osdc_put_event(event);
-	if (err > 0)
-		err = 0;
-	dout("wait_event %p returns %d\n", event, err);
-	return err;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_osdc_wait_event);
-
 /*
  * Register request, send initial attempt.
  */