diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index dd371f321d35..c732aa581124 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -1224,9 +1224,6 @@ static void blk_mq_update_dispatch_busy(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, bool busy)
 {
 	unsigned int ewma;
 
-	if (hctx->queue->elevator)
-		return;
-
 	ewma = hctx->dispatch_busy;
 
 	if (!ewma && !busy)