diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index 9ce9e8ea773f..55e03a858e8b 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ static struct file *aio_private_file(struct kioctx *ctx, loff_t nr_pages)
 	}
 
 	file->f_flags = O_RDWR;
-	file->private_data = ctx;
 	return file;
 }