diff --git a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
index 97bf051a50ce..1a1b1189225d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/virtio_blk.c
@@ -1049,7 +1049,6 @@ static struct virtio_driver virtio_blk = {
 	.feature_table_size		= ARRAY_SIZE(features),
 	.feature_table_legacy		= features_legacy,
 	.feature_table_size_legacy	= ARRAY_SIZE(features_legacy),
-	.suppress_used_validation	= true,
 	.driver.name			= KBUILD_MODNAME,
 	.driver.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.id_table			= id_table,