diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-bio-list.h b/drivers/md/dm-bio-list.h
index 3f7b827649e3..d4509be0fe67 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-bio-list.h
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-bio-list.h
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ static inline int bio_list_empty(const struct bio_list *bl)
 	return bl->head == NULL;
 }
 
-#define BIO_LIST_INIT { .head = NULL, .tail = NULL }
-
-#define BIO_LIST(bl) \
-	struct bio_list bl = BIO_LIST_INIT
-
 static inline void bio_list_init(struct bio_list *bl)
 {
 	bl->head = bl->tail = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-delay.c b/drivers/md/dm-delay.c
index 719f871bbd56..bdd37f881c42 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-delay.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-delay.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static struct bio *flush_delayed_bios(struct delay_c *dc, int flush_all)
 	struct dm_delay_info *delayed, *next;
 	unsigned long next_expires = 0;
 	int start_timer = 0;
-	BIO_LIST(flush_bios);
+	struct bio_list flush_bios = { };
 
 	mutex_lock(&delayed_bios_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(delayed, next, &dc->delayed_bios, list) {