Index: sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
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--- sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
+++ sys/fs/devfs/devfs_vnops.c
@@ -679,25 +679,6 @@
 static int
 devfs_fsync(struct vop_fsync_args *ap)
 {
-	int error;
-	struct bufobj *bo;
-	struct devfs_dirent *de;
-
-	if (!vn_isdisk(ap->a_vp, &error)) {
-		bo = &ap->a_vp->v_bufobj;
-		de = ap->a_vp->v_data;
-		if (error == ENXIO && bo->bo_dirty.bv_cnt > 0) {
-			printf("Device %s went missing before all of the data "
-			    "could be written to it; expect data loss.\n",
-			    de->de_dirent->d_name);
-
-			error = vop_stdfsync(ap);
-			if (bo->bo_dirty.bv_cnt != 0 || error != 0)
-				panic("devfs_fsync: vop_stdfsync failed.");
-		}
-
-		return (0);
-	}
 
 	return (vop_stdfsync(ap));
 }