diff --git a/block/blk-merge.c b/block/blk-merge.c
index 4071daa88a5eaf..7497d86fff3834 100644
--- a/block/blk-merge.c
+++ b/block/blk-merge.c
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ static struct request *attempt_merge(struct request_queue *q,
 	 */
 	blk_account_io_merge_request(next);
 
-	trace_block_rq_merge(q, next);
+	trace_block_rq_merge(next);
 
 	/*
 	 * ownership of bio passed from next to req, return 'next' for
diff --git a/block/blk-mq-sched.c b/block/blk-mq-sched.c
index d1eafe2c045caa..deff4e826e234d 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq-sched.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq-sched.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_mq_sched_try_insert_merge);
 
 void blk_mq_sched_request_inserted(struct request *rq)
 {
-	trace_block_rq_insert(rq->q, rq);
+	trace_block_rq_insert(rq);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_mq_sched_request_inserted);
 
diff --git a/block/blk-mq.c b/block/blk-mq.c
index 26eaf476f1e12b..ed21218188da65 100644
--- a/block/blk-mq.c
+++ b/block/blk-mq.c
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ void blk_mq_start_request(struct request *rq)
 {
 	struct request_queue *q = rq->q;
 
-	trace_block_rq_issue(q, rq);
+	trace_block_rq_issue(rq);
 
 	if (test_bit(QUEUE_FLAG_STATS, &q->queue_flags)) {
 		rq->io_start_time_ns = ktime_get_ns();
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ static void __blk_mq_requeue_request(struct request *rq)
 
 	blk_mq_put_driver_tag(rq);
 
-	trace_block_rq_requeue(q, rq);
+	trace_block_rq_requeue(rq);
 	rq_qos_requeue(q, rq);
 
 	if (blk_mq_request_started(rq)) {
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ static inline void __blk_mq_insert_req_list(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx,
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ctx->lock);
 
-	trace_block_rq_insert(hctx->queue, rq);
+	trace_block_rq_insert(rq);
 
 	if (at_head)
 		list_add(&rq->queuelist, &ctx->rq_lists[type]);
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@ void blk_mq_insert_requests(struct blk_mq_hw_ctx *hctx, struct blk_mq_ctx *ctx,
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(rq, list, queuelist) {
 		BUG_ON(rq->mq_ctx != ctx);
-		trace_block_rq_insert(hctx->queue, rq);
+		trace_block_rq_insert(rq);
 	}
 
 	spin_lock(&ctx->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
index 729a72ec30ccae..13b4385f4d5a92 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-rq.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static int map_request(struct dm_rq_target_io *tio)
 		}
 
 		/* The target has remapped the I/O so dispatch it */
-		trace_block_rq_remap(clone->q, clone, disk_devt(dm_disk(md)),
+		trace_block_rq_remap(clone, disk_devt(dm_disk(md)),
 				     blk_rq_pos(rq));
 		ret = dm_dispatch_clone_request(clone, rq);
 		if (ret == BLK_STS_RESOURCE || ret == BLK_STS_DEV_RESOURCE) {
diff --git a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
index 6cb963a0677714..37d450f4695281 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/scsi/zfcp_fsf.c
@@ -2359,8 +2359,7 @@ static void zfcp_fsf_req_trace(struct zfcp_fsf_req *req, struct scsi_cmnd *scsi)
 		}
 	}
 
-	blk_add_driver_data(scsi->request->q, scsi->request, &blktrc,
-			    sizeof(blktrc));
+	blk_add_driver_data(scsi->request, &blktrc, sizeof(blktrc));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/linux/blktrace_api.h b/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
index 3b6ff5902edce6..05556573b896a2 100644
--- a/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
+++ b/include/linux/blktrace_api.h
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ static inline bool blk_trace_note_message_enabled(struct request_queue *q)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-extern void blk_add_driver_data(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq,
-				void *data, size_t len);
+extern void blk_add_driver_data(struct request *rq, void *data, size_t len);
 extern int blk_trace_setup(struct request_queue *q, char *name, dev_t dev,
 			   struct block_device *bdev,
 			   char __user *arg);
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ extern struct attribute_group blk_trace_attr_group;
 #else /* !CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IO_TRACE */
 # define blk_trace_ioctl(bdev, cmd, arg)		(-ENOTTY)
 # define blk_trace_shutdown(q)				do { } while (0)
-# define blk_add_driver_data(q, rq, data, len)		do {} while (0)
+# define blk_add_driver_data(rq, data, len)		do {} while (0)
 # define blk_trace_setup(q, name, dev, bdev, arg)	(-ENOTTY)
 # define blk_trace_startstop(q, start)			(-ENOTTY)
 # define blk_trace_remove(q)				(-ENOTTY)
diff --git a/include/trace/events/block.h b/include/trace/events/block.h
index 8fb89574d8677f..0d782663a005dc 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/block.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/block.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(block_buffer, block_dirty_buffer,
 
 /**
  * block_rq_requeue - place block IO request back on a queue
- * @q: queue holding operation
  * @rq: block IO operation request
  *
  * The block operation request @rq is being placed back into queue
@@ -73,9 +72,9 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(block_buffer, block_dirty_buffer,
  */
 TRACE_EVENT(block_rq_requeue,
 
-	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq),
+	TP_PROTO(struct request *rq),
 
-	TP_ARGS(q, rq),
+	TP_ARGS(rq),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(  dev_t,	dev			)
@@ -147,9 +146,9 @@ TRACE_EVENT(block_rq_complete,
 
 DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(block_rq,
 
-	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq),
+	TP_PROTO(struct request *rq),
 
-	TP_ARGS(q, rq),
+	TP_ARGS(rq),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(  dev_t,	dev			)
@@ -181,7 +180,6 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(block_rq,
 
 /**
  * block_rq_insert - insert block operation request into queue
- * @q: target queue
  * @rq: block IO operation request
  *
  * Called immediately before block operation request @rq is inserted
@@ -191,14 +189,13 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(block_rq,
  */
 DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq, block_rq_insert,
 
-	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq),
+	TP_PROTO(struct request *rq),
 
-	TP_ARGS(q, rq)
+	TP_ARGS(rq)
 );
 
 /**
  * block_rq_issue - issue pending block IO request operation to device driver
- * @q: queue holding operation
  * @rq: block IO operation operation request
  *
  * Called when block operation request @rq from queue @q is sent to a
@@ -206,14 +203,13 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq, block_rq_insert,
  */
 DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq, block_rq_issue,
 
-	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq),
+	TP_PROTO(struct request *rq),
 
-	TP_ARGS(q, rq)
+	TP_ARGS(rq)
 );
 
 /**
  * block_rq_merge - merge request with another one in the elevator
- * @q: queue holding operation
  * @rq: block IO operation operation request
  *
  * Called when block operation request @rq from queue @q is merged to another
@@ -221,9 +217,9 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq, block_rq_issue,
  */
 DEFINE_EVENT(block_rq, block_rq_merge,
 
-	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq),
+	TP_PROTO(struct request *rq),
 
-	TP_ARGS(q, rq)
+	TP_ARGS(rq)
 );
 
 /**
@@ -491,7 +487,6 @@ TRACE_EVENT(block_bio_remap,
 
 /**
  * block_rq_remap - map request for a block operation request
- * @q: queue holding the operation
  * @rq: block IO operation request
  * @dev: device for the operation
  * @from: original sector for the operation
@@ -502,10 +497,9 @@ TRACE_EVENT(block_bio_remap,
  */
 TRACE_EVENT(block_rq_remap,
 
-	TP_PROTO(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq, dev_t dev,
-		 sector_t from),
+	TP_PROTO(struct request *rq, dev_t dev, sector_t from),
 
-	TP_ARGS(q, rq, dev, from),
+	TP_ARGS(rq, dev, from),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field( dev_t,		dev		)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
index 405637144a0389..7839a78205c243 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
@@ -795,12 +795,12 @@ static u64 blk_trace_bio_get_cgid(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *bio)
 #endif
 
 static u64
-blk_trace_request_get_cgid(struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
+blk_trace_request_get_cgid(struct request *rq)
 {
 	if (!rq->bio)
 		return 0;
 	/* Use the first bio */
-	return blk_trace_bio_get_cgid(q, rq->bio);
+	return blk_trace_bio_get_cgid(rq->q, rq->bio);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -841,40 +841,35 @@ static void blk_add_trace_rq(struct request *rq, int error,
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
-static void blk_add_trace_rq_insert(void *ignore,
-				    struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
+static void blk_add_trace_rq_insert(void *ignore, struct request *rq)
 {
 	blk_add_trace_rq(rq, 0, blk_rq_bytes(rq), BLK_TA_INSERT,
-			 blk_trace_request_get_cgid(q, rq));
+			 blk_trace_request_get_cgid(rq));
 }
 
-static void blk_add_trace_rq_issue(void *ignore,
-				   struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
+static void blk_add_trace_rq_issue(void *ignore, struct request *rq)
 {
 	blk_add_trace_rq(rq, 0, blk_rq_bytes(rq), BLK_TA_ISSUE,
-			 blk_trace_request_get_cgid(q, rq));
+			 blk_trace_request_get_cgid(rq));
 }
 
-static void blk_add_trace_rq_merge(void *ignore,
-				   struct request_queue *q, struct request *rq)
+static void blk_add_trace_rq_merge(void *ignore, struct request *rq)
 {
 	blk_add_trace_rq(rq, 0, blk_rq_bytes(rq), BLK_TA_BACKMERGE,
-			 blk_trace_request_get_cgid(q, rq));
+			 blk_trace_request_get_cgid(rq));
 }
 
-static void blk_add_trace_rq_requeue(void *ignore,
-				     struct request_queue *q,
-				     struct request *rq)
+static void blk_add_trace_rq_requeue(void *ignore, struct request *rq)
 {
 	blk_add_trace_rq(rq, 0, blk_rq_bytes(rq), BLK_TA_REQUEUE,
-			 blk_trace_request_get_cgid(q, rq));
+			 blk_trace_request_get_cgid(rq));
 }
 
 static void blk_add_trace_rq_complete(void *ignore, struct request *rq,
 			int error, unsigned int nr_bytes)
 {
 	blk_add_trace_rq(rq, error, nr_bytes, BLK_TA_COMPLETE,
-			 blk_trace_request_get_cgid(rq->q, rq));
+			 blk_trace_request_get_cgid(rq));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1037,16 +1032,14 @@ static void blk_add_trace_bio_remap(void *ignore, struct bio *bio, dev_t dev,
  *     Add a trace for that action.
  *
  **/
-static void blk_add_trace_rq_remap(void *ignore,
-				   struct request_queue *q,
-				   struct request *rq, dev_t dev,
+static void blk_add_trace_rq_remap(void *ignore, struct request *rq, dev_t dev,
 				   sector_t from)
 {
 	struct blk_trace *bt;
 	struct blk_io_trace_remap r;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	bt = rcu_dereference(q->blk_trace);
+	bt = rcu_dereference(rq->q->blk_trace);
 	if (likely(!bt)) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return;
@@ -1058,13 +1051,12 @@ static void blk_add_trace_rq_remap(void *ignore,
 
 	__blk_add_trace(bt, blk_rq_pos(rq), blk_rq_bytes(rq),
 			rq_data_dir(rq), 0, BLK_TA_REMAP, 0,
-			sizeof(r), &r, blk_trace_request_get_cgid(q, rq));
+			sizeof(r), &r, blk_trace_request_get_cgid(rq));
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 /**
  * blk_add_driver_data - Add binary message with driver-specific data
- * @q:		queue the io is for
  * @rq:		io request
  * @data:	driver-specific data
  * @len:	length of driver-specific data
@@ -1073,14 +1065,12 @@ static void blk_add_trace_rq_remap(void *ignore,
  *     Some drivers might want to write driver-specific data per request.
  *
  **/
-void blk_add_driver_data(struct request_queue *q,
-			 struct request *rq,
-			 void *data, size_t len)
+void blk_add_driver_data(struct request *rq, void *data, size_t len)
 {
 	struct blk_trace *bt;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	bt = rcu_dereference(q->blk_trace);
+	bt = rcu_dereference(rq->q->blk_trace);
 	if (likely(!bt)) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return;
@@ -1088,7 +1078,7 @@ void blk_add_driver_data(struct request_queue *q,
 
 	__blk_add_trace(bt, blk_rq_trace_sector(rq), blk_rq_bytes(rq), 0, 0,
 				BLK_TA_DRV_DATA, 0, len, data,
-				blk_trace_request_get_cgid(q, rq));
+				blk_trace_request_get_cgid(rq));
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(blk_add_driver_data);
