diff --git a/include/sys/zfs_vfsops.h b/include/sys/zfs_vfsops.h
index 4dd46710f..5b11c9312 100644
--- a/include/sys/zfs_vfsops.h
+++ b/include/sys/zfs_vfsops.h
@@ -150,8 +150,6 @@ typedef struct zfid_long {
 #define	SHORT_FID_LEN	(sizeof (zfid_short_t) - sizeof (uint16_t))
 #define	LONG_FID_LEN	(sizeof (zfid_long_t) - sizeof (uint16_t))
 
-extern uint_t zfs_fsyncer_key;
-
 extern int zfs_suspend_fs(zfs_sb_t *zsb);
 extern int zfs_resume_fs(zfs_sb_t *zsb, const char *osname);
 extern int zfs_userspace_one(zfs_sb_t *zsb, zfs_userquota_prop_t type,
diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c b/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
index c609203ea..d8e823427 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
@@ -5187,7 +5187,6 @@ zfs_detach(void)
 	list_destroy(&zfsdev_state_list);
 }
 
-uint_t zfs_fsyncer_key;
 extern uint_t rrw_tsd_key;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -5210,7 +5209,6 @@ _init(void)
 	if ((error = zfs_attach()) != 0)
 		goto out2;
 
-	tsd_create(&zfs_fsyncer_key, NULL);
 	tsd_create(&rrw_tsd_key, NULL);
 
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "ZFS: Loaded module v%s-%s%s, "
@@ -5240,7 +5238,6 @@ _fini(void)
 	zfs_fini();
 	spa_fini();
 
-	tsd_destroy(&zfs_fsyncer_key);
 	tsd_destroy(&rrw_tsd_key);
 
 	printk(KERN_NOTICE "ZFS: Unloaded module v%s-%s%s\n",
diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_log.c b/module/zfs/zfs_log.c
index cbd6f1cb4..4f144d553 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_log.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_log.c
@@ -457,7 +457,6 @@ zfs_log_write(zilog_t *zilog, dmu_tx_t *tx, int txtype,
 {
 	itx_wr_state_t write_state;
 	boolean_t slogging;
-	uintptr_t fsync_cnt;
 	ssize_t immediate_write_sz;
 
 	if (zil_replaying(zilog, tx) || zp->z_unlinked)
@@ -475,10 +474,6 @@ zfs_log_write(zilog_t *zilog, dmu_tx_t *tx, int txtype,
 	else
 		write_state = WR_NEED_COPY;
 
-	if ((fsync_cnt = (uintptr_t)tsd_get(zfs_fsyncer_key)) != 0) {
-		(void) tsd_set(zfs_fsyncer_key, (void *)(fsync_cnt - 1));
-	}
-
 	while (resid) {
 		itx_t *itx;
 		lr_write_t *lr;
@@ -514,8 +509,7 @@ zfs_log_write(zilog_t *zilog, dmu_tx_t *tx, int txtype,
 
 		itx->itx_private = ZTOZSB(zp);
 
-		if (!(ioflag & (FSYNC | FDSYNC)) && (zp->z_sync_cnt == 0) &&
-		    (fsync_cnt == 0))
+		if (!(ioflag & (FSYNC | FDSYNC)) && (zp->z_sync_cnt == 0))
 			itx->itx_sync = B_FALSE;
 
 		zil_itx_assign(zilog, itx, tx);
diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c b/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
index 8ec4db26f..38f04e5c2 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_vnops.c
@@ -2070,16 +2070,12 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(zfs_readdir);
 
-ulong_t zfs_fsync_sync_cnt = 4;
-
 int
 zfs_fsync(struct inode *ip, int syncflag, cred_t *cr)
 {
 	znode_t	*zp = ITOZ(ip);
 	zfs_sb_t *zsb = ITOZSB(ip);
 
-	(void) tsd_set(zfs_fsyncer_key, (void *)zfs_fsync_sync_cnt);
-
 	if (zsb->z_os->os_sync != ZFS_SYNC_DISABLED) {
 		ZFS_ENTER(zsb);
 		ZFS_VERIFY_ZP(zp);