diff --git a/fs/fscache/Kconfig b/fs/fscache/Kconfig
index cc94bb9563f..3f6dfa98988 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/fscache/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 
 config FSCACHE
 	tristate "General filesystem local caching manager"
-	select SLOW_WORK
 	help
 	  This option enables a generic filesystem caching manager that can be
 	  used by various network and other filesystems to cache data locally.
diff --git a/fs/fscache/main.c b/fs/fscache/main.c
index 44d13ddab2c..500936d9fff 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/main.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/main.c
@@ -106,10 +106,6 @@ static int __init fscache_init(void)
 	unsigned int cpu;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = slow_work_register_user(THIS_MODULE);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto error_slow_work;
-
 	fscache_object_max_active =
 		clamp_val(nr_cpus,
 			  fscache_object_max_active, WQ_UNBOUND_MAX_ACTIVE);
@@ -176,8 +172,6 @@ error_proc:
 error_op_wq:
 	destroy_workqueue(fscache_object_wq);
 error_object_wq:
-	slow_work_unregister_user(THIS_MODULE);
-error_slow_work:
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -196,7 +190,6 @@ static void __exit fscache_exit(void)
 	fscache_proc_cleanup();
 	destroy_workqueue(fscache_op_wq);
 	destroy_workqueue(fscache_object_wq);
-	slow_work_unregister_user(THIS_MODULE);
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "FS-Cache: Unloaded\n");
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
index 17ed9c1dbfb..b8581c09d19 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/fscache.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
-#include <linux/slow-work.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
 #define NR_MAXCACHES BITS_PER_LONG