diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
index 15b6b9c0a2e4..678a31a2b549 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-core.c
@@ -915,8 +915,7 @@ void vb2_buffer_done(struct vb2_buffer *vb, enum vb2_buffer_state state)
 
 	if (WARN_ON(state != VB2_BUF_STATE_DONE &&
 		    state != VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR &&
-		    state != VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED &&
-		    state != VB2_BUF_STATE_REQUEUEING))
+		    state != VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED))
 		state = VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIDEO_ADV_DEBUG
@@ -929,8 +928,7 @@ void vb2_buffer_done(struct vb2_buffer *vb, enum vb2_buffer_state state)
 	dprintk(4, "done processing on buffer %d, state: %d\n",
 			vb->index, state);
 
-	if (state != VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED &&
-	    state != VB2_BUF_STATE_REQUEUEING) {
+	if (state != VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED) {
 		/* sync buffers */
 		for (plane = 0; plane < vb->num_planes; ++plane)
 			call_void_memop(vb, finish, vb->planes[plane].mem_priv);
@@ -938,8 +936,7 @@ void vb2_buffer_done(struct vb2_buffer *vb, enum vb2_buffer_state state)
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&q->done_lock, flags);
-	if (state == VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED ||
-	    state == VB2_BUF_STATE_REQUEUEING) {
+	if (state == VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED) {
 		vb->state = VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED;
 	} else {
 		/* Add the buffer to the done buffers list */
@@ -949,8 +946,6 @@ void vb2_buffer_done(struct vb2_buffer *vb, enum vb2_buffer_state state)
 	atomic_dec(&q->owned_by_drv_count);
 
 	if (state != VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED && vb->req_obj.req) {
-		/* This is not supported at the moment */
-		WARN_ON(state == VB2_BUF_STATE_REQUEUEING);
 		media_request_object_unbind(&vb->req_obj);
 		media_request_object_put(&vb->req_obj);
 	}
@@ -962,10 +957,6 @@ void vb2_buffer_done(struct vb2_buffer *vb, enum vb2_buffer_state state)
 	switch (state) {
 	case VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED:
 		return;
-	case VB2_BUF_STATE_REQUEUEING:
-		if (q->start_streaming_called)
-			__enqueue_in_driver(vb);
-		return;
 	default:
 		/* Inform any processes that may be waiting for buffers */
 		wake_up(&q->done_wq);
diff --git a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
index d09dee20e421..74d3abf33b50 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/videobuf2/videobuf2-v4l2.c
@@ -543,7 +543,6 @@ static void __fill_v4l2_buffer(struct vb2_buffer *vb, void *pb)
 		break;
 	case VB2_BUF_STATE_PREPARING:
 	case VB2_BUF_STATE_DEQUEUED:
-	case VB2_BUF_STATE_REQUEUEING:
 		/* nothing */
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
index a844abcae71e..0f8d2b5cf22b 100644
--- a/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
+++ b/include/media/videobuf2-core.h
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ enum vb2_io_modes {
  * @VB2_BUF_STATE_IN_REQUEST:	buffer is queued in media request.
  * @VB2_BUF_STATE_PREPARING:	buffer is being prepared in videobuf.
  * @VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED:	buffer queued in videobuf, but not in driver.
- * @VB2_BUF_STATE_REQUEUEING:	re-queue a buffer to the driver.
  * @VB2_BUF_STATE_ACTIVE:	buffer queued in driver and possibly used
  *				in a hardware operation.
  * @VB2_BUF_STATE_DONE:		buffer returned from driver to videobuf, but
@@ -221,7 +220,6 @@ enum vb2_buffer_state {
 	VB2_BUF_STATE_IN_REQUEST,
 	VB2_BUF_STATE_PREPARING,
 	VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED,
-	VB2_BUF_STATE_REQUEUEING,
 	VB2_BUF_STATE_ACTIVE,
 	VB2_BUF_STATE_DONE,
 	VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR,
@@ -384,10 +382,10 @@ struct vb2_buffer {
  *			driver can return an error if hardware fails, in that
  *			case all buffers that have been already given by
  *			the @buf_queue callback are to be returned by the driver
- *			by calling vb2_buffer_done() with %VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED
- *			or %VB2_BUF_STATE_REQUEUEING. If you need a minimum
- *			number of buffers before you can start streaming, then
- *			set &vb2_queue->min_buffers_needed. If that is non-zero
+ *			by calling vb2_buffer_done() with %VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED.
+ *			If you need a minimum number of buffers before you can
+ *			start streaming, then set
+ *			&vb2_queue->min_buffers_needed. If that is non-zero
  *			then @start_streaming won't be called until at least
  *			that many buffers have been queued up by userspace.
  * @stop_streaming:	called when 'streaming' state must be disabled; driver
@@ -648,9 +646,7 @@ void *vb2_plane_cookie(struct vb2_buffer *vb, unsigned int plane_no);
  * @state:	state of the buffer, as defined by &enum vb2_buffer_state.
  *		Either %VB2_BUF_STATE_DONE if the operation finished
  *		successfully, %VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR if the operation finished
- *		with an error or any of %VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED or
- *		%VB2_BUF_STATE_REQUEUEING if the driver wants to
- *		requeue buffers (see below).
+ *		with an error or %VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED.
  *
  * This function should be called by the driver after a hardware operation on
  * a buffer is finished and the buffer may be returned to userspace. The driver
@@ -661,12 +657,7 @@ void *vb2_plane_cookie(struct vb2_buffer *vb, unsigned int plane_no);
  * While streaming a buffer can only be returned in state DONE or ERROR.
  * The &vb2_ops->start_streaming op can also return them in case the DMA engine
  * cannot be started for some reason. In that case the buffers should be
- * returned with state QUEUED or REQUEUEING to put them back into the queue.
- *
- * %VB2_BUF_STATE_REQUEUEING is like %VB2_BUF_STATE_QUEUED, but it also calls
- * &vb2_ops->buf_queue to queue buffers back to the driver. Note that calling
- * vb2_buffer_done(..., VB2_BUF_STATE_REQUEUEING) from interrupt context will
- * result in &vb2_ops->buf_queue being called in interrupt context as well.
+ * returned with state QUEUED to put them back into the queue.
  */
 void vb2_buffer_done(struct vb2_buffer *vb, enum vb2_buffer_state state);
 
