diff --git a/fs/ext4/dir.c b/fs/ext4/dir.c
index 33888bb58144fc1660d4106dbcbd689b560d2aa0..2c23bade9aa676451972905449e8d8cc0bbcfec3 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/dir.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const struct file_operations ext4_dir_operations = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	.compat_ioctl	= ext4_compat_ioctl,
 #endif
-	.fsync		= ext4_sync_file,	/* BKL held */
+	.fsync		= ext4_sync_file,
 	.release	= ext4_release_dir,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 7dd9b50d5ebc7d10f2a0dc2f7e09560ee7784db8..d3c6f58a9def4184dc6b3de2e5dfec249a4bd788 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -768,7 +768,6 @@ err_out:
  *
  * `handle' can be NULL if create == 0.
  *
- * The BKL may not be held on entry here.  Be sure to take it early.
  * return > 0, # of blocks mapped or allocated.
  * return = 0, if plain lookup failed.
  * return < 0, error case.