diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
index 67205f6198ba..e5be1e0be802 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -1546,21 +1546,6 @@ xfs_file_ioctl(
 		return -error;
 	}
 
-	case XFS_IOC_FREEZE:
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			return -EPERM;
-
-		if (inode->i_sb->s_frozen == SB_UNFROZEN)
-			freeze_bdev(inode->i_sb->s_bdev);
-		return 0;
-
-	case XFS_IOC_THAW:
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			return -EPERM;
-		if (inode->i_sb->s_frozen != SB_UNFROZEN)
-			thaw_bdev(inode->i_sb->s_bdev, inode->i_sb);
-		return 0;
-
 	case XFS_IOC_GOINGDOWN: {
 		__uint32_t in;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl32.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl32.c
index 0504cece9f66..50903ad3182e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl32.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl32.c
@@ -632,8 +632,6 @@ xfs_file_compat_ioctl(
 	case XFS_IOC_SET_RESBLKS:
 	case XFS_IOC_GET_RESBLKS:
 	case XFS_IOC_FSGROWFSLOG:
-	case XFS_IOC_FREEZE:
-	case XFS_IOC_THAW:
 	case XFS_IOC_GOINGDOWN:
 	case XFS_IOC_ERROR_INJECTION:
 	case XFS_IOC_ERROR_CLEARALL:
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_fs.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_fs.h
index 589c41c38446..f7c06fac8229 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_fs.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_fs.h
@@ -465,8 +465,8 @@ typedef struct xfs_handle {
 #define XFS_IOC_ERROR_INJECTION	     _IOW ('X', 116, struct xfs_error_injection)
 #define XFS_IOC_ERROR_CLEARALL	     _IOW ('X', 117, struct xfs_error_injection)
 /*	XFS_IOC_ATTRCTL_BY_HANDLE -- deprecated 118	 */
-#define XFS_IOC_FREEZE		     _IOWR('X', 119, int)
-#define XFS_IOC_THAW		     _IOWR('X', 120, int)
+/*	XFS_IOC_FREEZE		  -- FIFREEZE   119	 */
+/*	XFS_IOC_THAW		  -- FITHAW     120	 */
 #define XFS_IOC_FSSETDM_BY_HANDLE    _IOW ('X', 121, struct xfs_fsop_setdm_handlereq)
 #define XFS_IOC_ATTRLIST_BY_HANDLE   _IOW ('X', 122, struct xfs_fsop_attrlist_handlereq)
 #define XFS_IOC_ATTRMULTI_BY_HANDLE  _IOW ('X', 123, struct xfs_fsop_attrmulti_handlereq)