diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index dff17c1..a0bc663 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -187,18 +187,6 @@ int scsi_complete_async_scans(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Only exported for the benefit of scsi_wait_scan */
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scsi_complete_async_scans);
-
-#ifndef MODULE
-/*
- * For async scanning we need to wait for all the scans to complete before
- * trying to mount the root fs.  Otherwise non-modular drivers may not be ready
- * yet.
- */
-late_initcall(scsi_complete_async_scans);
-#endif
-
 /**
  * scsi_unlock_floptical - unlock device via a special MODE SENSE command
  * @sdev:	scsi device to send command to
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_scan.h b/include/scsi/scsi_scan.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7889888..0000000
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_scan.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef _SCSI_SCSI_SCAN_H
-#define _SCSI_SCSI_SCAN_H
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SCSI
-/* drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c */
-extern int scsi_complete_async_scans(void);
-#else
-static inline int scsi_complete_async_scans(void) { return 0; }
-#endif
-
-#endif /* _SCSI_SCSI_SCAN_H */
diff --git a/kernel/power/hibernate.c b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
index 8b53db3..238025f 100644
--- a/kernel/power/hibernate.c
+++ b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/genhd.h>
-#include <scsi/scsi_scan.h>
 
 #include "power.h"
 
@@ -748,13 +747,6 @@ static int software_resume(void)
 			async_synchronize_full();
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * We can't depend on SCSI devices being available after loading
-		 * one of their modules until scsi_complete_async_scans() is
-		 * called and the resume device usually is a SCSI one.
-		 */
-		scsi_complete_async_scans();
-
 		swsusp_resume_device = name_to_dev_t(resume_file);
 		if (!swsusp_resume_device) {
 			error = -ENODEV;
diff --git a/kernel/power/user.c b/kernel/power/user.c
index 91b0fd0..4ed81e7 100644
--- a/kernel/power/user.c
+++ b/kernel/power/user.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
-#include <scsi/scsi_scan.h>
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ static int snapshot_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		 * appear.
 		 */
 		wait_for_device_probe();
-		scsi_complete_async_scans();
 
 		data->swap = -1;
 		data->mode = O_WRONLY;