diff --git a/drivers/block/as-iosched.c b/drivers/block/as-iosched.c
index f902ad8d147e0e05dfd821bc50dc317e872fdf63..946597cf3783018ac3d3f6f3781d2cd57c4d503f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/as-iosched.c
+++ b/drivers/block/as-iosched.c
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ struct as_data {
 	sector_t last_sector[2];	/* last REQ_SYNC & REQ_ASYNC sectors */
 	struct list_head *dispatch;	/* driver dispatch queue */
 	struct list_head *hash;		/* request hash */
-	unsigned long new_success; /* anticipation success on new proc */
 	unsigned long current_batch_expires;
 	unsigned long last_check_fifo[2];
 	int changed_batch;		/* 1: waiting for old batch to end */
@@ -585,18 +584,11 @@ static void as_antic_stop(struct as_data *ad)
 	int status = ad->antic_status;
 
 	if (status == ANTIC_WAIT_REQ || status == ANTIC_WAIT_NEXT) {
-		struct as_io_context *aic;
-
 		if (status == ANTIC_WAIT_NEXT)
 			del_timer(&ad->antic_timer);
 		ad->antic_status = ANTIC_FINISHED;
 		/* see as_work_handler */
 		kblockd_schedule_work(&ad->antic_work);
-
-		aic = ad->io_context->aic;
-		if (aic->seek_samples == 0)
-			/* new process */
-			ad->new_success = (ad->new_success * 3) / 4 + 256;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -612,14 +604,8 @@ static void as_antic_timeout(unsigned long data)
 	spin_lock_irqsave(q->queue_lock, flags);
 	if (ad->antic_status == ANTIC_WAIT_REQ
 			|| ad->antic_status == ANTIC_WAIT_NEXT) {
-		struct as_io_context *aic;
 		ad->antic_status = ANTIC_FINISHED;
 		kblockd_schedule_work(&ad->antic_work);
-
-		aic = ad->io_context->aic;
-		if (aic->seek_samples == 0)
-			/* new process */
-			ad->new_success = (ad->new_success * 3) / 4;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(q->queue_lock, flags);
 }
@@ -708,11 +694,10 @@ static int as_can_break_anticipation(struct as_data *ad, struct as_rq *arq)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (ad->new_success < 256 &&
-			(aic->seek_samples == 0 || aic->ttime_samples == 0)) {
+	if (aic->seek_samples == 0 || aic->ttime_samples == 0) {
 		/*
-		 * Process has just started IO and we have a bad history of
-		 * success anticipating on new processes!
+		 * Process has just started IO. Don't anticipate.
+		 * TODO! Must fix this up.
 		 */
 		return 1;
 	}
@@ -1292,7 +1277,7 @@ static int as_dispatch_request(struct as_data *ad)
 
 		ad->changed_batch = 0;
 
-		arq->request->flags |= REQ_SOFTBARRIER;
+//		arq->request->flags |= REQ_SOFTBARRIER;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1391,6 +1376,7 @@ static void as_add_request(struct as_data *ad, struct as_rq *arq)
 
 	} else {
 		as_add_aliased_request(ad, arq, alias);
+
 		/*
 		 * have we been anticipating this request?
 		 * or does it come from the same process as the one we are
@@ -1427,8 +1413,6 @@ static void as_requeue_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq)
 
 	/* Stop anticipating - let this request get through */
 	as_antic_stop(ad);
-
-	return;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1437,10 +1421,12 @@ as_insert_request(request_queue_t *q, struct request *rq, int where)
 	struct as_data *ad = q->elevator.elevator_data;
 	struct as_rq *arq = RQ_DATA(rq);
 
+#if 0
 	/* barriers must flush the reorder queue */
 	if (unlikely(rq->flags & (REQ_SOFTBARRIER | REQ_HARDBARRIER)
 			&& where == ELEVATOR_INSERT_SORT))
 		where = ELEVATOR_INSERT_BACK;
+#endif
 
 	switch (where) {
 		case ELEVATOR_INSERT_BACK:
@@ -1823,8 +1809,6 @@ static int as_init(request_queue_t *q, elevator_t *e)
 	if (ad->write_batch_count < 2)
 		ad->write_batch_count = 2;
 
-	ad->new_success = 512;
-
 	return 0;
 }