diff --git a/fs/fscache/operation.c b/fs/fscache/operation.c
index 48a18f1..30afdfa 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/operation.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/operation.c
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 	_enter("{OBJ%x OP%x,%u}",
 	       op->object->debug_id, op->debug_id, atomic_read(&op->usage));
 
-	fscache_set_op_state(op, "EnQ");
-
 	ASSERT(list_empty(&op->pend_link));
 	ASSERT(op->processor != NULL);
 	ASSERTCMP(op->object->state, >=, FSCACHE_OBJECT_AVAILABLE);
@@ -66,8 +64,6 @@
 static void fscache_run_op(struct fscache_object *object,
 			   struct fscache_operation *op)
 {
-	fscache_set_op_state(op, "Run");
-
 	object->n_in_progress++;
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(FSCACHE_OP_WAITING, &op->flags))
 		wake_up_bit(&op->flags, FSCACHE_OP_WAITING);
@@ -88,8 +84,6 @@
 
 	_enter("{OBJ%x OP%x},", object->debug_id, op->debug_id);
 
-	fscache_set_op_state(op, "SubmitX");
-
 	spin_lock(&object->lock);
 	ASSERTCMP(object->n_ops, >=, object->n_in_progress);
 	ASSERTCMP(object->n_ops, >=, object->n_exclusive);
@@ -194,8 +188,6 @@
 
 	ASSERTCMP(atomic_read(&op->usage), >, 0);
 
-	fscache_set_op_state(op, "Submit");
-
 	spin_lock(&object->lock);
 	ASSERTCMP(object->n_ops, >=, object->n_in_progress);
 	ASSERTCMP(object->n_ops, >=, object->n_exclusive);
@@ -335,8 +327,6 @@
 	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&op->usage))
 		return;
 
-	fscache_set_op_state(op, "Put");
-
 	_debug("PUT OP");
 	if (test_and_set_bit(FSCACHE_OP_DEAD, &op->flags))
 		BUG();
diff --git a/fs/fscache/page.c b/fs/fscache/page.c
index 41c441c..a2a5d19 100644
--- a/fs/fscache/page.c
+++ b/fs/fscache/page.c
@@ -155,11 +155,9 @@
 	fscache_stat(&fscache_n_attr_changed_calls);
 
 	if (fscache_object_is_active(object)) {
-		fscache_set_op_state(op, "CallFS");
 		fscache_stat(&fscache_n_cop_attr_changed);
 		ret = object->cache->ops->attr_changed(object);
 		fscache_stat_d(&fscache_n_cop_attr_changed);
-		fscache_set_op_state(op, "Done");
 		if (ret < 0)
 			fscache_abort_object(object);
 	}
@@ -190,7 +188,6 @@
 
 	fscache_operation_init(op, fscache_attr_changed_op, NULL);
 	op->flags = FSCACHE_OP_ASYNC | (1 << FSCACHE_OP_EXCLUSIVE);
-	fscache_set_op_name(op, "Attr");
 
 	spin_lock(&cookie->lock);
 
@@ -257,7 +254,6 @@
 	op->context	= context;
 	op->start_time	= jiffies;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&op->to_do);
-	fscache_set_op_name(&op->op, "Retr");
 	return op;
 }
 
@@ -368,7 +364,6 @@
 		_leave(" = -ENOMEM");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
-	fscache_set_op_name(&op->op, "RetrRA1");
 
 	spin_lock(&cookie->lock);
 
@@ -487,7 +482,6 @@
 	op = fscache_alloc_retrieval(mapping, end_io_func, context);
 	if (!op)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	fscache_set_op_name(&op->op, "RetrRAN");
 
 	spin_lock(&cookie->lock);
 
@@ -589,7 +583,6 @@
 	op = fscache_alloc_retrieval(page->mapping, NULL, NULL);
 	if (!op)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	fscache_set_op_name(&op->op, "RetrAL1");
 
 	spin_lock(&cookie->lock);
 
@@ -662,8 +655,6 @@
 
 	_enter("{OP%x,%d}", op->op.debug_id, atomic_read(&op->op.usage));
 
-	fscache_set_op_state(&op->op, "GetPage");
-
 	spin_lock(&object->lock);
 	cookie = object->cookie;
 
@@ -698,15 +689,12 @@
 	spin_unlock(&cookie->stores_lock);
 	spin_unlock(&object->lock);
 
-	fscache_set_op_state(&op->op, "Store");
 	fscache_stat(&fscache_n_store_pages);
 	fscache_stat(&fscache_n_cop_write_page);
 	ret = object->cache->ops->write_page(op, page);
 	fscache_stat_d(&fscache_n_cop_write_page);
-	fscache_set_op_state(&op->op, "EndWrite");
 	fscache_end_page_write(object, page);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		fscache_set_op_state(&op->op, "Abort");
 		fscache_abort_object(object);
 	} else {
 		fscache_enqueue_operation(&op->op);
@@ -778,7 +766,6 @@
 	fscache_operation_init(&op->op, fscache_write_op,
 			       fscache_release_write_op);
 	op->op.flags = FSCACHE_OP_ASYNC | (1 << FSCACHE_OP_WAITING);
-	fscache_set_op_name(&op->op, "Write1");
 
 	ret = radix_tree_preload(gfp & ~__GFP_HIGHMEM);
 	if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
index 76427e6..af095b5 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscache-cache.h
@@ -100,17 +100,6 @@
 
 	/* operation releaser */
 	fscache_operation_release_t release;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_WORKQUEUE_DEBUGFS
-	struct work_struct put_work;	/* work to delay operation put */
-	const char *name;		/* operation name */
-	const char *state;		/* operation state */
-#define fscache_set_op_name(OP, N)	do { (OP)->name  = (N); } while(0)
-#define fscache_set_op_state(OP, S)	do { (OP)->state = (S); } while(0)
-#else
-#define fscache_set_op_name(OP, N)	do { } while(0)
-#define fscache_set_op_state(OP, S)	do { } while(0)
-#endif
 };
 
 extern atomic_t fscache_op_debug_id;
@@ -137,7 +126,6 @@
 	op->processor = processor;
 	op->release = release;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&op->pend_link);
-	fscache_set_op_state(op, "Init");
 }
 
 /*