diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index 1c83ef1fab..13f001ad69 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -1557,13 +1557,8 @@ void bdrv_drain_all(void)
     BlockDriverState *bs;
 
     while (busy) {
-        /* FIXME: We do not have timer support here, so this is effectively
-         * a busy wait.
-         */
         QTAILQ_FOREACH(bs, &bdrv_states, list) {
-            if (bdrv_start_throttled_reqs(bs)) {
-                busy = true;
-            }
+            bdrv_start_throttled_reqs(bs);
         }
 
         busy = bdrv_requests_pending_all();