kref_put(&obj_request->kref, rbd_obj_request_destroy);
 }
 
-static void rbd_img_request_get(struct rbd_img_request *img_request)
-{
-       dout("%s: img %p (was %d)\n", __func__, img_request,
-               atomic_read(&img_request->kref.refcount));
-       kref_get(&img_request->kref);
-}
-
 static void rbd_img_request_destroy(struct kref *kref);
 static void rbd_img_request_put(struct rbd_img_request *img_request)
 {
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&img_request->obj_requests);
        kref_init(&img_request->kref);
 
-       rbd_img_request_get(img_request);       /* Avoid a warning */
-       rbd_img_request_put(img_request);       /* TEMPORARY */
-
        dout("%s: rbd_dev %p %s %llu/%llu -> img %p\n", __func__, rbd_dev,
                write_request ? "write" : "read", offset, length,
                img_request);