diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 7f77c67..6669b44 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -6122,7 +6122,7 @@
 	/* it better be dead now */
 	WARN_ON(!(ap->pflags & ATA_PFLAG_UNLOADED));
 
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&ap->hotplug_task);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ap->hotplug_task);
 
  skip_eh:
 	if (ap->pmp_link) {
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
index d05387d..8660a70 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@
 {
 	DPRINTK("ENTER\n");
 
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&ap->sff_pio_task);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ap->sff_pio_task);
 	ap->hsm_task_state = HSM_ST_IDLE;
 
 	if (ata_msg_ctl(ap))
diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/rack-meter.c b/drivers/macintosh/rack-meter.c
index 53cce3a..39f660b 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/rack-meter.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/rack-meter.c
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@
 
 static void __devexit rackmeter_stop_cpu_sniffer(struct rackmeter *rm)
 {
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&rm->cpu[0].sniffer);
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&rm->cpu[1].sniffer);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&rm->cpu[0].sniffer);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&rm->cpu[1].sniffer);
 }
 
 static int __devinit rackmeter_setup(struct rackmeter *rm)
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-remote.c b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-remote.c
index b579fed..0831469 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-remote.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-remote.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
 int dvb_usb_remote_exit(struct dvb_usb_device *d)
 {
 	if (d->state & DVB_USB_STATE_REMOTE) {
-		cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&d->rc_query_work);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&d->rc_query_work);
 		flush_scheduled_work();
 		if (d->props.rc.mode == DVB_RC_LEGACY)
 			input_unregister_device(d->rc_input_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-input.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-input.c
index 6759cd5..99403c7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-input.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-input.c
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@
 {
 	if (dev->sbutton_input_dev != NULL) {
 		em28xx_info("Deregistering snapshot button\n");
-		cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&dev->sbutton_query_work);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->sbutton_query_work);
 		input_unregister_device(dev->sbutton_input_dev);
 		dev->sbutton_input_dev = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/chelsio/my3126.c b/drivers/net/chelsio/my3126.c
index 4c60285..a683fd3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/chelsio/my3126.c
+++ b/drivers/net/chelsio/my3126.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 static int my3126_interrupt_disable(struct cphy *cphy)
 {
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&cphy->phy_update);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&cphy->phy_update);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
index 06bb9b7..e209efa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibm_newemac/core.c
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@
 	netif_carrier_off(dev->ndev);
 	smp_rmb();
 	if (dev->link_polling) {
-		cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&dev->link_work);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->link_work);
 		if (dev->link_polling)
 			schedule_delayed_work(&dev->link_work,  PHY_POLL_LINK_OFF);
 	}
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@
 
 	if (dev->phy.address >= 0) {
 		dev->link_polling = 0;
-		cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&dev->link_work);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->link_work);
 	}
 	mutex_lock(&dev->link_lock);
 	emac_netif_stop(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
index 43307bd..6107304 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
@@ -1207,7 +1207,6 @@
 static void housekeeping_disable(struct zd_mac *mac)
 {
 	dev_dbg_f(zd_mac_dev(mac), "\n");
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue(zd_workqueue,
-		&mac->housekeeping.link_led_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mac->housekeeping.link_led_work);
 	zd_chip_control_leds(&mac->chip, ZD_LED_OFF);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/power/ds2760_battery.c b/drivers/power/ds2760_battery.c
index b3c01c1..e7f8978 100644
--- a/drivers/power/ds2760_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/ds2760_battery.c
@@ -580,10 +580,8 @@
 {
 	struct ds2760_device_info *di = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue(di->monitor_wqueue,
-					  &di->monitor_work);
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue(di->monitor_wqueue,
-					  &di->set_charged_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&di->monitor_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&di->set_charged_work);
 	destroy_workqueue(di->monitor_wqueue);
 	power_supply_unregister(&di->bat);
 	kfree(di);
diff --git a/drivers/power/intel_mid_battery.c b/drivers/power/intel_mid_battery.c
index 2a10cd3..36cf402 100644
--- a/drivers/power/intel_mid_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/intel_mid_battery.c
@@ -730,8 +730,7 @@
 power_reg_failed_1:
 	power_supply_unregister(&pbi->batt);
 power_reg_failed:
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue(pbi->monitor_wqueue,
-						&pbi->monitor_battery);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&pbi->monitor_battery);
 requestirq_failed:
 	destroy_workqueue(pbi->monitor_wqueue);
 wqueue_failed:
@@ -760,8 +759,7 @@
 	struct pmic_power_module_info *pbi = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
 
 	free_irq(pbi->irq, pbi);
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue(pbi->monitor_wqueue,
-					&pbi->monitor_battery);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&pbi->monitor_battery);
 	destroy_workqueue(pbi->monitor_wqueue);
 
 	power_supply_unregister(&pbi->usb);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
index 61685cc..d4a1f20 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
@@ -1318,8 +1318,8 @@
 	}
 
 	psb->trans_scan_timeout = psb->drop_scan_timeout = 0;
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&psb->dwork);
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&psb->drop_dwork);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&psb->dwork);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&psb->drop_dwork);
 	flush_scheduled_work();
 
 	dprintk("%s: stopped workqueues.\n", __func__);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c b/drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c
index f383cb4..a845f8b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/cxacru.c
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@
 	mutex_unlock(&instance->poll_state_serialize);
 
 	if (is_polling)
-		cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&instance->poll_work);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&instance->poll_work);
 
 	usb_kill_urb(instance->snd_urb);
 	usb_kill_urb(instance->rcv_urb);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fb_defio.c b/drivers/video/fb_defio.c
index 6b93ef9..8040001 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fb_defio.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fb_defio.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Kill off the delayed work */
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&info->deferred_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&info->deferred_work);
 
 	/* Run it immediately */
 	return schedule_delayed_work(&info->deferred_work, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap/lcd_mipid.c b/drivers/video/omap/lcd_mipid.c
index 64dcc74..90e3bdd 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap/lcd_mipid.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap/lcd_mipid.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
 static void mipid_esd_stop_check(struct mipid_device *md)
 {
 	if (md->esd_check != NULL)
-		cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue(md->esd_wq, &md->esd_work);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&md->esd_work);
 }
 
 static void mipid_esd_work(struct work_struct *work)
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index 116cab9..fbd18c3 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4336,7 +4336,7 @@
 void
 nfs4_state_shutdown(void)
 {
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue(laundry_wq, &laundromat_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&laundromat_work);
 	destroy_workqueue(laundry_wq);
 	locks_end_grace(&nfsd4_manager);
 	nfs4_lock_state();
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c
index 45ce15d..edfa178 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 	spin_lock(&mru->lock);
 	if (mru->queued) {
 		spin_unlock(&mru->lock);
-		cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue(xfs_mru_reap_wq, &mru->work);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mru->work);
 		spin_lock(&mru->lock);
 	}
 
diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index b1e40da..dc98386 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@
 		 * anything expensive but will only modify reap_work
 		 * and reschedule the timer.
 		*/
-		cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&per_cpu(slab_reap_work, cpu));
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&per_cpu(slab_reap_work, cpu));
 		/* Now the cache_reaper is guaranteed to be not running. */
 		per_cpu(slab_reap_work, cpu).work.func = NULL;
   		break;
diff --git a/mm/vmstat.c b/mm/vmstat.c
index 42eac4d..d1f3cb6 100644
--- a/mm/vmstat.c
+++ b/mm/vmstat.c
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@
 		break;
 	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
 	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE_FROZEN:
-		cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&per_cpu(vmstat_work, cpu));
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&per_cpu(vmstat_work, cpu));
 		per_cpu(vmstat_work, cpu).work.func = NULL;
 		break;
 	case CPU_DOWN_FAILED:
diff --git a/net/atm/lec.c b/net/atm/lec.c
index 181d70c..96a4a4b 100644
--- a/net/atm/lec.c
+++ b/net/atm/lec.c
@@ -1608,7 +1608,7 @@
 	struct lec_arp_table *entry;
 	int i;
 
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&priv->lec_arp_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->lec_arp_work);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remove all entries
diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index 4e98ffa..d291094 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@
 
 		skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->arp_tx);
 		skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->txq);
-		cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&npinfo->tx_work);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&npinfo->tx_work);
 
 		/* clean after last, unfinished work */
 		__skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->txq);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index 5f5daa3..96334e0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -3432,7 +3432,7 @@
 {
 	EnterFunction(2);
 	ip_vs_trash_cleanup();
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&defense_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&defense_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&defense_work.work);
 	ip_vs_kill_estimator(&ip_vs_stats);
 	unregister_sysctl_table(sysctl_header);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index dfcab5a..96549df 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@
 
 	dprintk("RPC:       xs_destroy xprt %p\n", xprt);
 
-	cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&transport->connect_worker);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&transport->connect_worker);
 
 	xs_close(xprt);
 	xs_free_peer_addresses(xprt);