struct dm_clone_metadata *cmd;
 
-       /*
-        * bio used to flush the destination device, before committing the
-        * metadata.
-        */
-       struct bio flush_bio;
-
        /* Region hydration hash table */
        struct hash_table_bucket *ht;
 
                goto out;
        }
 
-       bio_reset(&clone->flush_bio);
-       bio_set_dev(&clone->flush_bio, clone->dest_dev->bdev);
-       clone->flush_bio.bi_opf = REQ_OP_WRITE | REQ_PREFLUSH;
-
-       r = submit_bio_wait(&clone->flush_bio);
+       r = blkdev_issue_flush(clone->dest_dev->bdev);
        if (unlikely(r)) {
                __metadata_operation_failed(clone, "flush destination device", r);
                goto out;
        bio_list_init(&clone->deferred_flush_completions);
        clone->hydration_offset = 0;
        atomic_set(&clone->hydrations_in_flight, 0);
-       bio_init(&clone->flush_bio, NULL, 0);
 
        clone->wq = alloc_workqueue("dm-" DM_MSG_PREFIX, WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, 0);
        if (!clone->wq) {
        struct clone *clone = ti->private;
 
        mutex_destroy(&clone->commit_lock);
-       bio_uninit(&clone->flush_bio);
 
        for (i = 0; i < clone->nr_ctr_args; i++)
                kfree(clone->ctr_args[i]);