diff --git a/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c b/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c
index 11ef9d9..f20eba2 100644
--- a/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c
@@ -2038,7 +2038,6 @@
  * @rq:		request to be inserted
  * @at_head:	insert request at head or tail of queue
  * @data:	private data
- * @reinsert:	true if request it a reinsertion of previously processed one
  *
  * Description:
  *    Many block devices need to execute commands asynchronously, so they don't
@@ -2053,8 +2052,9 @@
  *    host that is unable to accept a particular command.
  */
 void blk_insert_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq,
-			int at_head, void *data, int reinsert)
+			int at_head, void *data)
 {
+	int where = at_head ? ELEVATOR_INSERT_FRONT : ELEVATOR_INSERT_BACK;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/*
@@ -2071,20 +2071,12 @@
 	/*
 	 * If command is tagged, release the tag
 	 */
-	if (reinsert)
-		blk_requeue_request(q, rq);
-	else {
-		int where = ELEVATOR_INSERT_BACK;
+	if (blk_rq_tagged(rq))
+		blk_queue_end_tag(q, rq);
 
-		if (at_head)
-			where = ELEVATOR_INSERT_FRONT;
+	drive_stat_acct(rq, rq->nr_sectors, 1);
+	__elv_add_request(q, rq, where, 0);
 
-		if (blk_rq_tagged(rq))
-			blk_queue_end_tag(q, rq);
-
-		drive_stat_acct(rq, rq->nr_sectors, 1);
-		__elv_add_request(q, rq, where, 0);
-	}
 	if (blk_queue_plugged(q))
 		__generic_unplug_device(q);
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
index 202a5a7..fa49d62 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pd.c
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@
 	rq.ref_count = 1;
 	rq.waiting = &wait;
 	rq.end_io = blk_end_sync_rq;
-	blk_insert_request(disk->gd->queue, &rq, 0, func, 0);
+	blk_insert_request(disk->gd->queue, &rq, 0, func);
 	wait_for_completion(&wait);
 	rq.waiting = NULL;
 	if (rq.errors)
diff --git a/drivers/block/sx8.c b/drivers/block/sx8.c
index 797f598..5ed3a63 100644
--- a/drivers/block/sx8.c
+++ b/drivers/block/sx8.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@
 	spin_unlock_irq(&host->lock);
 
 	DPRINTK("blk_insert_request, tag == %u\n", idx);
-	blk_insert_request(host->oob_q, crq->rq, 1, crq, 0);
+	blk_insert_request(host->oob_q, crq->rq, 1, crq);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@
 	crq->msg_bucket = (u32) rc;
 
 	DPRINTK("blk_insert_request, tag == %u\n", idx);
-	blk_insert_request(host->oob_q, crq->rq, 1, crq, 0);
+	blk_insert_request(host->oob_q, crq->rq, 1, crq);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 861d5f5..47a4ad4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 	 */
 	sreq->sr_request->flags &= ~REQ_DONTPREP;
 	blk_insert_request(sreq->sr_device->request_queue, sreq->sr_request,
-		       	   at_head, sreq, 0);
+		       	   at_head, sreq);
 	return 0;
 }