diff --git a/arch/s390/hypfs/hypfs_dbfs.c b/arch/s390/hypfs/hypfs_dbfs.c
index 47fe105..752f6df 100644
--- a/arch/s390/hypfs/hypfs_dbfs.c
+++ b/arch/s390/hypfs/hypfs_dbfs.c
@@ -17,33 +17,16 @@
 	data = kmalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!data)
 		return NULL;
-	kref_init(&data->kref);
 	data->dbfs_file = f;
 	return data;
 }
 
-static void hypfs_dbfs_data_free(struct kref *kref)
+static void hypfs_dbfs_data_free(struct hypfs_dbfs_data *data)
 {
-	struct hypfs_dbfs_data *data;
-
-	data = container_of(kref, struct hypfs_dbfs_data, kref);
 	data->dbfs_file->data_free(data->buf_free_ptr);
 	kfree(data);
 }
 
-static void data_free_delayed(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct hypfs_dbfs_data *data;
-	struct hypfs_dbfs_file *df;
-
-	df = container_of(work, struct hypfs_dbfs_file, data_free_work.work);
-	mutex_lock(&df->lock);
-	data = df->data;
-	df->data = NULL;
-	mutex_unlock(&df->lock);
-	kref_put(&data->kref, hypfs_dbfs_data_free);
-}
-
 static ssize_t dbfs_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
 			 size_t size, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -56,28 +39,21 @@
 
 	df = file_inode(file)->i_private;
 	mutex_lock(&df->lock);
-	if (!df->data) {
-		data = hypfs_dbfs_data_alloc(df);
-		if (!data) {
-			mutex_unlock(&df->lock);
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-		rc = df->data_create(&data->buf, &data->buf_free_ptr,
-				     &data->size);
-		if (rc) {
-			mutex_unlock(&df->lock);
-			kfree(data);
-			return rc;
-		}
-		df->data = data;
-		schedule_delayed_work(&df->data_free_work, HZ);
+	data = hypfs_dbfs_data_alloc(df);
+	if (!data) {
+		mutex_unlock(&df->lock);
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	data = df->data;
-	kref_get(&data->kref);
+	rc = df->data_create(&data->buf, &data->buf_free_ptr, &data->size);
+	if (rc) {
+		mutex_unlock(&df->lock);
+		kfree(data);
+		return rc;
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&df->lock);
 
 	rc = simple_read_from_buffer(buf, size, ppos, data->buf, data->size);
-	kref_put(&data->kref, hypfs_dbfs_data_free);
+	hypfs_dbfs_data_free(data);
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +84,6 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(df->dentry))
 		return PTR_ERR(df->dentry);
 	mutex_init(&df->lock);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&df->data_free_work, data_free_delayed);
 	return 0;
 }