diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index c3760f33d52c..9043772de400 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -337,23 +337,6 @@ bail:
 }
 
 
-/* In C_AHEAD mode only out_of_sync packets are sent for requests. Detach
- * those requests from the newsest barrier when changing to an other cstate.
- *
- * That headless list vanishes when the last request finished its write or
- * send out_of_sync packet.  */
-static void tl_forget(struct drbd_conf *mdev)
-{
-	struct drbd_tl_epoch *b;
-
-	if (test_bit(CREATE_BARRIER, &mdev->flags))
-		return;
-
-	b = mdev->newest_tle;
-	list_del(&b->requests);
-	_tl_add_barrier(mdev, b);
-}
-
 /**
  * _tl_restart() - Walks the transfer log, and applies an action to all requests
  * @mdev:	DRBD device.
@@ -1265,14 +1248,6 @@ __drbd_set_state(struct drbd_conf *mdev, union drbd_state ns,
 	if (os.conn < C_CONNECTED && ns.conn >= C_CONNECTED)
 		drbd_resume_al(mdev);
 
-	/* Start a new epoch in case we start to mirror write requests */
-	if (!drbd_should_do_remote(os) && drbd_should_do_remote(ns))
-		tl_forget(mdev);
-
-	/* Do not add local-only requests to an epoch with mirrored requests */
-	if (drbd_should_do_remote(os) && !drbd_should_do_remote(ns))
-		set_bit(CREATE_BARRIER, &mdev->flags);
-
 	ascw = kmalloc(sizeof(*ascw), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (ascw) {
 		ascw->os = os;
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
index 336937a14d3f..c28be4e5e57c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_req.c
@@ -712,10 +712,11 @@ int __req_mod(struct drbd_request *req, enum drbd_req_event what,
 			dev_err(DEV, "FIXME (barrier_acked but pending)\n");
 			list_move(&req->tl_requests, &mdev->out_of_sequence_requests);
 		}
-		D_ASSERT(req->rq_state & RQ_NET_SENT);
-		req->rq_state |= RQ_NET_DONE;
-		if (mdev->net_conf->wire_protocol == DRBD_PROT_A)
-			atomic_sub(req->size>>9, &mdev->ap_in_flight);
+		if ((req->rq_state & RQ_NET_MASK) != 0) {
+			req->rq_state |= RQ_NET_DONE;
+			if (mdev->net_conf->wire_protocol == DRBD_PROT_A)
+				atomic_sub(req->size>>9, &mdev->ap_in_flight);
+		}
 		_req_may_be_done(req, m); /* Allowed while state.susp */
 		break;