diff --git a/block/blk-lib.c b/block/blk-lib.c
index 6dee1744..bd40292 100644
--- a/block/blk-lib.c
+++ b/block/blk-lib.c
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@
 	bio_put(bio);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Ensure that max discard sectors doesn't overflow bi_size and hopefully
+ * it is of the proper granularity as long as the granularity is a power
+ * of two.
+ */
+#define MAX_BIO_SECTORS ((1U << 31) >> 9)
+
 /**
  * blkdev_issue_discard - queue a discard
  * @bdev:	blockdev to issue discard for
@@ -43,8 +50,6 @@
 	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(wait);
 	struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
 	int type = REQ_WRITE | REQ_DISCARD;
-	unsigned int max_discard_sectors, granularity;
-	int alignment;
 	struct bio_batch bb;
 	struct bio *bio;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -56,21 +61,6 @@
 	if (!blk_queue_discard(q))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	/* Zero-sector (unknown) and one-sector granularities are the same.  */
-	granularity = max(q->limits.discard_granularity >> 9, 1U);
-	alignment = (bdev_discard_alignment(bdev) >> 9) % granularity;
-
-	/*
-	 * Ensure that max_discard_sectors is of the proper
-	 * granularity, so that requests stay aligned after a split.
-	 */
-	max_discard_sectors = min(q->limits.max_discard_sectors, UINT_MAX >> 9);
-	max_discard_sectors -= max_discard_sectors % granularity;
-	if (unlikely(!max_discard_sectors)) {
-		/* Avoid infinite loop below. Being cautious never hurts. */
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	}
-
 	if (flags & BLKDEV_DISCARD_SECURE) {
 		if (!blk_queue_secdiscard(q))
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -84,7 +74,7 @@
 	blk_start_plug(&plug);
 	while (nr_sects) {
 		unsigned int req_sects;
-		sector_t end_sect, tmp;
+		sector_t end_sect;
 
 		bio = bio_alloc(gfp_mask, 1);
 		if (!bio) {
@@ -92,21 +82,8 @@
 			break;
 		}
 
-		req_sects = min_t(sector_t, nr_sects, max_discard_sectors);
-
-		/*
-		 * If splitting a request, and the next starting sector would be
-		 * misaligned, stop the discard at the previous aligned sector.
-		 */
+		req_sects = min_t(sector_t, nr_sects, MAX_BIO_SECTORS);
 		end_sect = sector + req_sects;
-		tmp = end_sect;
-		if (req_sects < nr_sects &&
-		    sector_div(tmp, granularity) != alignment) {
-			end_sect = end_sect - alignment;
-			sector_div(end_sect, granularity);
-			end_sect = end_sect * granularity + alignment;
-			req_sects = end_sect - sector;
-		}
 
 		bio->bi_iter.bi_sector = sector;
 		bio->bi_end_io = bio_batch_end_io;
@@ -165,10 +142,8 @@
 	if (!q)
 		return -ENXIO;
 
-	max_write_same_sectors = q->limits.max_write_same_sectors;
-
-	if (max_write_same_sectors == 0)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	/* Ensure that max_write_same_sectors doesn't overflow bi_size */
+	max_write_same_sectors = UINT_MAX >> 9;
 
 	atomic_set(&bb.done, 1);
 	bb.error = 0;