diff --git a/config/kernel-blk-queue-nonrot.m4 b/config/kernel-blk-queue-nonrot.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index aa6d678fed..0000000000
--- a/config/kernel-blk-queue-nonrot.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-dnl #
-dnl # 2.6.27 API change
-dnl # The blk_queue_nonrot() function and QUEUE_FLAG_NONROT flag were
-dnl # added so non-rotational devices could be identified.  These devices
-dnl # have no seek time which the higher level elevator uses to optimize
-dnl # how the I/O issued to the device.
-dnl #
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_NONROT], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether blk_queue_nonrot() is available])
-	tmp_flags="$EXTRA_KCFLAGS"
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="${NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE}"
-	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
-		#include <linux/blkdev.h>
-	],[
-		struct request_queue *q = NULL;
-		(void) blk_queue_nonrot(q);
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLK_QUEUE_NONROT, 1,
-		          [blk_queue_nonrot() is available])
-	],[
-		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	])
-	EXTRA_KCFLAGS="$tmp_flags"
-])
diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index 93cc3fc108..975e422648 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_KERNEL], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_FLUSH
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_MAX_HW_SECTORS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_MAX_SEGMENTS
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLK_QUEUE_NONROT
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_DISK_RO
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_GET_GENDISK
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_DISCARD_GRANULARITY