diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
index 675ae527401..5409607d487 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-thin.c
@@ -2746,19 +2746,9 @@ static int thin_iterate_devices(struct dm_target *ti,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * A thin device always inherits its queue limits from its pool.
- */
-static void thin_io_hints(struct dm_target *ti, struct queue_limits *limits)
-{
-	struct thin_c *tc = ti->private;
-
-	*limits = bdev_get_queue(tc->pool_dev->bdev)->limits;
-}
-
 static struct target_type thin_target = {
 	.name = "thin",
-	.version = {1, 6, 0},
+	.version = {1, 7, 0},
 	.module	= THIS_MODULE,
 	.ctr = thin_ctr,
 	.dtr = thin_dtr,
@@ -2767,7 +2757,6 @@ static struct target_type thin_target = {
 	.postsuspend = thin_postsuspend,
 	.status = thin_status,
 	.iterate_devices = thin_iterate_devices,
-	.io_hints = thin_io_hints,
 };
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.c b/drivers/md/dm.c
index c72e4d5a961..314a0e2faf7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.c
@@ -1188,6 +1188,7 @@ static int __clone_and_map_changing_extent_only(struct clone_info *ci,
 {
 	struct dm_target *ti;
 	sector_t len;
+	unsigned num_requests;
 
 	do {
 		ti = dm_table_find_target(ci->map, ci->sector);
@@ -1200,7 +1201,8 @@ static int __clone_and_map_changing_extent_only(struct clone_info *ci,
 		 * reconfiguration might also have changed that since the
 		 * check was performed.
 		 */
-		if (!get_num_requests || !get_num_requests(ti))
+		num_requests = get_num_requests ? get_num_requests(ti) : 0;
+		if (!num_requests)
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 		if (is_split_required && !is_split_required(ti))
@@ -1208,7 +1210,7 @@ static int __clone_and_map_changing_extent_only(struct clone_info *ci,
 		else
 			len = min(ci->sector_count, max_io_len(ci->sector, ti));
 
-		__issue_target_requests(ci, ti, ti->num_discard_requests, len);
+		__issue_target_requests(ci, ti, num_requests, len);
 
 		ci->sector += len;
 	} while (ci->sector_count -= len);