diff --git a/block/backup.c b/block/backup.c
index ef7609d..fec45e8 100644
--- a/block/backup.c
+++ b/block/backup.c
@@ -218,15 +218,6 @@ static void backup_set_speed(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp)
     ratelimit_set_speed(&s->limit, speed / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE, SLICE_TIME);
 }
 
-static void backup_iostatus_reset(BlockJob *job)
-{
-    BackupBlockJob *s = container_of(job, BackupBlockJob, common);
-
-    if (s->target->blk) {
-        blk_iostatus_reset(s->target->blk);
-    }
-}
-
 static void backup_cleanup_sync_bitmap(BackupBlockJob *job, int ret)
 {
     BdrvDirtyBitmap *bm;
@@ -263,7 +254,6 @@ static const BlockJobDriver backup_job_driver = {
     .instance_size  = sizeof(BackupBlockJob),
     .job_type       = BLOCK_JOB_TYPE_BACKUP,
     .set_speed      = backup_set_speed,
-    .iostatus_reset = backup_iostatus_reset,
     .commit         = backup_commit,
     .abort          = backup_abort,
 };
@@ -388,7 +378,6 @@ static void coroutine_fn backup_run(void *opaque)
     BackupCompleteData *data;
     BlockDriverState *bs = job->common.bs;
     BlockDriverState *target = job->target;
-    BlockdevOnError on_target_error = job->on_target_error;
     NotifierWithReturn before_write = {
         .notify = backup_before_write_notify,
     };
@@ -404,11 +393,6 @@ static void coroutine_fn backup_run(void *opaque)
 
     job->done_bitmap = bitmap_new(end);
 
-    if (target->blk) {
-        blk_set_on_error(target->blk, on_target_error, on_target_error);
-        blk_iostatus_enable(target->blk);
-    }
-
     bdrv_add_before_write_notifier(bs, &before_write);
 
     if (job->sync_mode == MIRROR_SYNC_MODE_NONE) {
@@ -484,9 +468,6 @@ static void coroutine_fn backup_run(void *opaque)
     qemu_co_rwlock_unlock(&job->flush_rwlock);
     g_free(job->done_bitmap);
 
-    if (target->blk) {
-        blk_iostatus_disable(target->blk);
-    }
     bdrv_op_unblock_all(target, job->common.blocker);
 
     data = g_malloc(sizeof(*data));
@@ -515,13 +496,6 @@ void backup_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
         return;
     }
 
-    if ((on_source_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP ||
-         on_source_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC) &&
-        (!bs->blk || !blk_iostatus_is_enabled(bs->blk))) {
-        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "on-source-error");
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (!bdrv_is_inserted(bs)) {
         error_setg(errp, "Device is not inserted: %s",
                    bdrv_get_device_name(bs));
diff --git a/block/commit.c b/block/commit.c
index cba0e8c..f308c8c 100644
--- a/block/commit.c
+++ b/block/commit.c
@@ -214,13 +214,6 @@ void commit_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *base,
     BlockDriverState *overlay_bs;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    if ((on_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP ||
-         on_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC) &&
-        (!bs->blk || !blk_iostatus_is_enabled(bs->blk))) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Invalid parameter combination");
-        return;
-    }
-
     assert(top != bs);
     if (top == base) {
         error_setg(errp, "Invalid files for merge: top and base are the same");
diff --git a/block/mirror.c b/block/mirror.c
index c7f51ad..71d7a4e 100644
--- a/block/mirror.c
+++ b/block/mirror.c
@@ -710,9 +710,6 @@ immediate_exit:
     g_free(s->cow_bitmap);
     g_free(s->in_flight_bitmap);
     bdrv_release_dirty_bitmap(bs, s->dirty_bitmap);
-    if (s->target->blk) {
-        blk_iostatus_disable(s->target->blk);
-    }
 
     data = g_malloc(sizeof(*data));
     data->ret = ret;
@@ -739,15 +736,6 @@ static void mirror_set_speed(BlockJob *job, int64_t speed, Error **errp)
     ratelimit_set_speed(&s->limit, speed / BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE, SLICE_TIME);
 }
 
-static void mirror_iostatus_reset(BlockJob *job)
-{
-    MirrorBlockJob *s = container_of(job, MirrorBlockJob, common);
-
-    if (s->target->blk) {
-        blk_iostatus_reset(s->target->blk);
-    }
-}
-
 static void mirror_complete(BlockJob *job, Error **errp)
 {
     MirrorBlockJob *s = container_of(job, MirrorBlockJob, common);
@@ -793,7 +781,6 @@ static const BlockJobDriver mirror_job_driver = {
     .instance_size = sizeof(MirrorBlockJob),
     .job_type      = BLOCK_JOB_TYPE_MIRROR,
     .set_speed     = mirror_set_speed,
-    .iostatus_reset= mirror_iostatus_reset,
     .complete      = mirror_complete,
 };
 
@@ -801,8 +788,6 @@ static const BlockJobDriver commit_active_job_driver = {
     .instance_size = sizeof(MirrorBlockJob),
     .job_type      = BLOCK_JOB_TYPE_COMMIT,
     .set_speed     = mirror_set_speed,
-    .iostatus_reset
-                   = mirror_iostatus_reset,
     .complete      = mirror_complete,
 };
 
@@ -827,13 +812,6 @@ static void mirror_start_job(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
 
     assert ((granularity & (granularity - 1)) == 0);
 
-    if ((on_source_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP ||
-         on_source_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC) &&
-        (!bs->blk || !blk_iostatus_is_enabled(bs->blk))) {
-        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "on-source-error");
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (buf_size < 0) {
         error_setg(errp, "Invalid parameter 'buf-size'");
         return;
@@ -882,10 +860,6 @@ static void mirror_start_job(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *target,
 
     bdrv_op_block_all(s->target, s->common.blocker);
 
-    if (s->target->blk) {
-        blk_set_on_error(s->target->blk, on_target_error, on_target_error);
-        blk_iostatus_enable(s->target->blk);
-    }
     s->common.co = qemu_coroutine_create(mirror_run);
     trace_mirror_start(bs, s, s->common.co, opaque);
     qemu_coroutine_enter(s->common.co, s);
diff --git a/block/stream.c b/block/stream.c
index 16c3e90..40aa322 100644
--- a/block/stream.c
+++ b/block/stream.c
@@ -223,13 +223,6 @@ void stream_start(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverState *base,
 {
     StreamBlockJob *s;
 
-    if ((on_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_STOP ||
-         on_error == BLOCKDEV_ON_ERROR_ENOSPC) &&
-        (!bs->blk || !blk_iostatus_is_enabled(bs->blk))) {
-        error_setg(errp, QERR_INVALID_PARAMETER, "on-error");
-        return;
-    }
-
     s = block_job_create(&stream_job_driver, bs, speed, cb, opaque, errp);
     if (!s) {
         return;
