diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index 82c3ae22d76d..9a11b786ecd4 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -425,8 +425,6 @@ struct request_queue *blk_alloc_queue(struct queue_limits *lim, int node_id)
 
 	q->node = node_id;
 
-	atomic_set(&q->nr_active_requests_shared_tags, 0);
-
 	timer_setup(&q->timeout, blk_rq_timed_out_timer, 0);
 	INIT_WORK(&q->timeout_work, blk_timeout_work);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&q->icq_list);
diff --git a/block/blk-mq-debugfs.c b/block/blk-mq-debugfs.c
index 770c0c2b72fa..3231e4eee098 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-debugfs.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq-debugfs.c
@@ -478,11 +478,31 @@ static int hctx_sched_tags_bitmap_show(void *data, struct seq_file *m)
 	return res;
 }
 
+struct count_active_params {
+	struct blk_mq_hw_ctx	*hctx;
+	int			*active;
+};
+
+static bool hctx_count_active(struct request *rq, void *data)
+{
+	const struct count_active_params *params = data;
+
+	if (rq->mq_hctx == params->hctx)
+		(*params->active)++;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static int hctx_active_show(void *data, struct seq_file *m)
 {
 	struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx = data;
+	int active = 0;
+	struct count_active_params params = { .hctx = hctx, .active = &active };
+
+	blk_mq_all_tag_iter(hctx->sched_tags ?: hctx->tags, hctx_count_active,
+			    &params);
 
-	seq_printf(m, "%d\n", __blk_mq_active_requests(hctx));
+	seq_printf(m, "%d\n", active);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/block/blk-mq-tag.c b/block/blk-mq-tag.c
index cc57e2dd9a0b..25334bfcabf8 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-tag.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq-tag.c
@@ -105,10 +105,6 @@ void __blk_mq_tag_idle(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
 static int __blk_mq_get_tag(struct blk_mq_alloc_data *data,
 			    struct sbitmap_queue *bt)
 {
-	if (!data->q->elevator && !(data->flags & BLK_MQ_REQ_RESERVED) &&
-			!hctx_may_queue(data->hctx, bt))
-		return BLK_MQ_NO_TAG;
-
 	if (data->shallow_depth)
 		return sbitmap_queue_get_shallow(bt, data->shallow_depth);
 	else
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 3b4df8e5ac9e..7ae2cf08320b 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -425,8 +425,6 @@ __blk_mq_alloc_requests_batch(struct blk_mq_alloc_data *data)
 		rq_list_add(data->cached_rq, rq);
 		nr++;
 	}
-	if (!(data->rq_flags & RQF_SCHED_TAGS))
-		blk_mq_add_active_requests(data->hctx, nr);
 	/* caller already holds a reference, add for remainder */
 	percpu_ref_get_many(&data->q->q_usage_counter, nr - 1);
 	data->nr_tags -= nr;
@@ -511,8 +509,6 @@ static struct request *__blk_mq_alloc_requests(struct blk_mq_alloc_data *data)
 		goto retry;
 	}
 
-	if (!(data->rq_flags & RQF_SCHED_TAGS))
-		blk_mq_inc_active_requests(data->hctx);
 	rq = blk_mq_rq_ctx_init(data, blk_mq_tags_from_data(data), tag);
 	blk_mq_rq_time_init(rq, alloc_time_ns);
 	return rq;
@@ -672,8 +668,6 @@ struct request *blk_mq_alloc_request_hctx(struct request_queue *q,
 	tag = blk_mq_get_tag(&data);
 	if (tag == BLK_MQ_NO_TAG)
 		goto out_queue_exit;
-	if (!(data.rq_flags & RQF_SCHED_TAGS))
-		blk_mq_inc_active_requests(data.hctx);
 	rq = blk_mq_rq_ctx_init(&data, blk_mq_tags_from_data(&data), tag);
 	blk_mq_rq_time_init(rq, alloc_time_ns);
 	rq->__data_len = 0;
@@ -715,10 +709,8 @@ static void __blk_mq_free_request(struct request *rq)
 	blk_pm_mark_last_busy(rq);
 	rq->mq_hctx = NULL;
 
-	if (rq->tag != BLK_MQ_NO_TAG) {
-		blk_mq_dec_active_requests(hctx);
+	if (rq->tag != BLK_MQ_NO_TAG)
 		blk_mq_put_tag(hctx->tags, ctx, rq->tag);
-	}
 	if (sched_tag != BLK_MQ_NO_TAG)
 		blk_mq_put_tag(hctx->sched_tags, ctx, sched_tag);
 	blk_mq_sched_restart(hctx);
@@ -1067,8 +1059,6 @@ static inline void blk_mq_flush_tag_batch(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = hctx->queue;
 
-	blk_mq_sub_active_requests(hctx, nr_tags);
-
 	blk_mq_put_tags(hctx->tags, tag_array, nr_tags);
 	percpu_ref_put_many(&q->q_usage_counter, nr_tags);
 }
@@ -1758,9 +1748,6 @@ bool __blk_mq_alloc_driver_tag(struct request *rq)
 	if (blk_mq_tag_is_reserved(rq->mq_hctx->sched_tags, rq->internal_tag)) {
 		bt = &rq->mq_hctx->tags->breserved_tags;
 		tag_offset = 0;
-	} else {
-		if (!hctx_may_queue(rq->mq_hctx, bt))
-			return false;
 	}
 
 	tag = __sbitmap_queue_get(bt);
@@ -1768,7 +1755,6 @@ bool __blk_mq_alloc_driver_tag(struct request *rq)
 		return false;
 
 	rq->tag = tag + tag_offset;
-	blk_mq_inc_active_requests(rq->mq_hctx);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -3738,7 +3724,6 @@ blk_mq_alloc_hctx(struct request_queue *q, struct blk_mq_tag_set *set,
 	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var_node(&hctx->cpumask, gfp, node))
 		goto free_hctx;
 
-	atomic_set(&hctx->nr_active, 0);
 	if (node == NUMA_NO_NODE)
 		node = set->numa_node;
 	hctx->numa_node = node;
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.h b/block/blk-mq.h
index 260beea8e332..db3b999e433a 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.h
+++ b/block/blk-mq.h
@@ -271,70 +271,9 @@ static inline int blk_mq_get_rq_budget_token(struct request *rq)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static inline void __blk_mq_add_active_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
-						int val)
-{
-	if (blk_mq_is_shared_tags(hctx->flags))
-		atomic_add(val, &hctx->queue->nr_active_requests_shared_tags);
-	else
-		atomic_add(val, &hctx->nr_active);
-}
-
-static inline void __blk_mq_inc_active_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
-{
-	__blk_mq_add_active_requests(hctx, 1);
-}
-
-static inline void __blk_mq_sub_active_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
-		int val)
-{
-	if (blk_mq_is_shared_tags(hctx->flags))
-		atomic_sub(val, &hctx->queue->nr_active_requests_shared_tags);
-	else
-		atomic_sub(val, &hctx->nr_active);
-}
-
-static inline void __blk_mq_dec_active_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
-{
-	__blk_mq_sub_active_requests(hctx, 1);
-}
-
-static inline void blk_mq_add_active_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
-					      int val)
-{
-	if (hctx->flags & BLK_MQ_F_TAG_QUEUE_SHARED)
-		__blk_mq_add_active_requests(hctx, val);
-}
-
-static inline void blk_mq_inc_active_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
-{
-	if (hctx->flags & BLK_MQ_F_TAG_QUEUE_SHARED)
-		__blk_mq_inc_active_requests(hctx);
-}
-
-static inline void blk_mq_sub_active_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
-					      int val)
-{
-	if (hctx->flags & BLK_MQ_F_TAG_QUEUE_SHARED)
-		__blk_mq_sub_active_requests(hctx, val);
-}
-
-static inline void blk_mq_dec_active_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
-{
-	if (hctx->flags & BLK_MQ_F_TAG_QUEUE_SHARED)
-		__blk_mq_dec_active_requests(hctx);
-}
-
-static inline int __blk_mq_active_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx)
-{
-	if (blk_mq_is_shared_tags(hctx->flags))
-		return atomic_read(&hctx->queue->nr_active_requests_shared_tags);
-	return atomic_read(&hctx->nr_active);
-}
 static inline void __blk_mq_put_driver_tag(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 					   struct request *rq)
 {
-	blk_mq_dec_active_requests(hctx);
 	blk_mq_put_tag(hctx->tags, rq->mq_ctx, rq->tag);
 	rq->tag = BLK_MQ_NO_TAG;
 }
@@ -376,45 +315,6 @@ static inline void blk_mq_free_requests(struct list_head *list)
 	}
 }
 
-/*
- * For shared tag users, we track the number of currently active users
- * and attempt to provide a fair share of the tag depth for each of them.
- */
-static inline bool hctx_may_queue(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
-				  struct sbitmap_queue *bt)
-{
-	unsigned int depth, users;
-
-	if (!hctx || !(hctx->flags & BLK_MQ_F_TAG_QUEUE_SHARED))
-		return true;
-
-	/*
-	 * Don't try dividing an ant
-	 */
-	if (bt->sb.depth == 1)
-		return true;
-
-	if (blk_mq_is_shared_tags(hctx->flags)) {
-		struct request_queue *q = hctx->queue;
-
-		if (!test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_HCTX_ACTIVE, &q->queue_flags))
-			return true;
-	} else {
-		if (!test_bit(BLK_MQ_S_TAG_ACTIVE, &hctx->state))
-			return true;
-	}
-
-	users = READ_ONCE(hctx->tags->active_queues);
-	if (!users)
-		return true;
-
-	/*
-	 * Allow at least some tags
-	 */
-	depth = max((bt->sb.depth + users - 1) / users, 4U);
-	return __blk_mq_active_requests(hctx) < depth;
-}
-
 /* run the code block in @dispatch_ops with rcu/srcu read lock held */
 #define __blk_mq_run_dispatch_ops(q, check_sleep, dispatch_ops)	\
 do {								\
diff --git a/include/linux/blk-mq.h b/include/linux/blk-mq.h
index 89ba6b16fe8b..daec5471197b 100644
--- a/include/linux/blk-mq.h
+++ b/include/linux/blk-mq.h
@@ -398,12 +398,6 @@ struct blk_mq_hw_ctx {
 	/** @queue_num: Index of this hardware queue. */
 	unsigned int		queue_num;
 
-	/**
-	 * @nr_active: Number of active requests. Only used when a tag set is
-	 * shared across request queues.
-	 */
-	atomic_t		nr_active;
-
 	/** @cpuhp_online: List to store request if CPU is going to die */
 	struct hlist_node	cpuhp_online;
 	/** @cpuhp_dead: List to store request if some CPU die. */
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index aefdda9f4ec7..b9faa05a9139 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -453,8 +453,6 @@ struct request_queue {
 	struct timer_list	timeout;
 	struct work_struct	timeout_work;
 
-	atomic_t		nr_active_requests_shared_tags;
-
 	struct blk_mq_tags	*sched_shared_tags;
 
 	struct list_head	icq_list;
