diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index e76279e..86710ca 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -418,18 +418,6 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
-	 * Don't merge file system requests and discard requests
-	 */
-	if ((req->cmd_flags & REQ_DISCARD) != (next->cmd_flags & REQ_DISCARD))
-		return 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * Don't merge discard requests and secure discard requests
-	 */
-	if ((req->cmd_flags & REQ_SECURE) != (next->cmd_flags & REQ_SECURE))
-		return 0;
-
-	/*
 	 * not contiguous
 	 */
 	if (blk_rq_pos(req) + blk_rq_sectors(req) != blk_rq_pos(next))
@@ -521,15 +509,7 @@
 
 bool blk_rq_merge_ok(struct request *rq, struct bio *bio)
 {
-	if (!rq_mergeable(rq))
-		return false;
-
-	/* don't merge file system requests and discard requests */
-	if ((bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD) != (rq->bio->bi_rw & REQ_DISCARD))
-		return false;
-
-	/* don't merge discard requests and secure discard requests */
-	if ((bio->bi_rw & REQ_SECURE) != (rq->bio->bi_rw & REQ_SECURE))
+	if (!rq_mergeable(rq) || !bio_mergeable(bio))
 		return false;
 
 	/* different data direction or already started, don't merge */