diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index f94585b230..814e5a02da 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -4010,17 +4010,11 @@ bool bdrv_unallocated_blocks_are_zero(BlockDriverState *bs)
 
 bool bdrv_can_write_zeroes_with_unmap(BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
-    BlockDriverInfo bdi;
-
     if (!(bs->open_flags & BDRV_O_UNMAP)) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (bdrv_get_info(bs, &bdi) == 0) {
-        return bdi.can_write_zeroes_with_unmap;
-    }
-
-    return false;
+    return bs->supported_zero_flags & BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP;
 }
 
 const char *bdrv_get_encrypted_filename(BlockDriverState *bs)
diff --git a/block/crypto.c b/block/crypto.c
index 70e3691cd8..3df66947c5 100644
--- a/block/crypto.c
+++ b/block/crypto.c
@@ -576,7 +576,6 @@ static int block_crypto_get_info_luks(BlockDriverState *bs,
     }
 
     bdi->unallocated_blocks_are_zero = false;
-    bdi->can_write_zeroes_with_unmap = false;
     bdi->cluster_size = subbdi.cluster_size;
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/block/file-posix.c b/block/file-posix.c
index dd8d7cbbd2..ca49c1a98a 100644
--- a/block/file-posix.c
+++ b/block/file-posix.c
@@ -549,7 +549,6 @@ static int raw_open_common(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
 
     s->has_discard = true;
     s->has_write_zeroes = true;
-    bs->supported_zero_flags = BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP;
     if ((bs->open_flags & BDRV_O_NOCACHE) != 0) {
         s->needs_alignment = true;
     }
@@ -599,6 +598,7 @@ static int raw_open_common(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options,
     }
 #endif
 
+    bs->supported_zero_flags = s->discard_zeroes ? BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP : 0;
     ret = 0;
 fail:
     if (filename && (bdrv_flags & BDRV_O_TEMPORARY)) {
@@ -2223,7 +2223,6 @@ static int raw_get_info(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverInfo *bdi)
     BDRVRawState *s = bs->opaque;
 
     bdi->unallocated_blocks_are_zero = s->discard_zeroes;
-    bdi->can_write_zeroes_with_unmap = s->discard_zeroes;
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/block/iscsi.c b/block/iscsi.c
index 9f99ae5e07..421983dd6f 100644
--- a/block/iscsi.c
+++ b/block/iscsi.c
@@ -1877,7 +1877,6 @@ static int iscsi_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
     if (iscsilun->dpofua) {
         bs->supported_write_flags = BDRV_REQ_FUA;
     }
-    bs->supported_zero_flags = BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP;
 
     /* Check the write protect flag of the LUN if we want to write */
     if (iscsilun->type == TYPE_DISK && (flags & BDRV_O_RDWR) &&
@@ -1961,6 +1960,10 @@ static int iscsi_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
         }
     }
 
+    if (iscsilun->lbprz && iscsilun->lbp.lbpws) {
+        bs->supported_zero_flags = BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP;
+    }
+
 out:
     qemu_opts_del(opts);
     g_free(initiator_name);
@@ -2160,7 +2163,6 @@ static int iscsi_get_info(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverInfo *bdi)
 {
     IscsiLun *iscsilun = bs->opaque;
     bdi->unallocated_blocks_are_zero = iscsilun->lbprz;
-    bdi->can_write_zeroes_with_unmap = iscsilun->lbprz && iscsilun->lbp.lbpws;
     bdi->cluster_size = iscsilun->cluster_sectors * BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE;
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/block/nbd.c b/block/nbd.c
index 411eeb42a7..ef81a9f53b 100644
--- a/block/nbd.c
+++ b/block/nbd.c
@@ -566,14 +566,6 @@ static void nbd_refresh_filename(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options)
     bs->full_open_options = opts;
 }
 
-static int nbd_get_info(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverInfo *bdi)
-{
-    if (bs->supported_zero_flags & BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP) {
-        bdi->can_write_zeroes_with_unmap = true;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static BlockDriver bdrv_nbd = {
     .format_name                = "nbd",
     .protocol_name              = "nbd",
@@ -591,7 +583,6 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_nbd = {
     .bdrv_detach_aio_context    = nbd_detach_aio_context,
     .bdrv_attach_aio_context    = nbd_attach_aio_context,
     .bdrv_refresh_filename      = nbd_refresh_filename,
-    .bdrv_get_info              = nbd_get_info,
 };
 
 static BlockDriver bdrv_nbd_tcp = {
@@ -611,7 +602,6 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_nbd_tcp = {
     .bdrv_detach_aio_context    = nbd_detach_aio_context,
     .bdrv_attach_aio_context    = nbd_attach_aio_context,
     .bdrv_refresh_filename      = nbd_refresh_filename,
-    .bdrv_get_info              = nbd_get_info,
 };
 
 static BlockDriver bdrv_nbd_unix = {
@@ -631,7 +621,6 @@ static BlockDriver bdrv_nbd_unix = {
     .bdrv_detach_aio_context    = nbd_detach_aio_context,
     .bdrv_attach_aio_context    = nbd_attach_aio_context,
     .bdrv_refresh_filename      = nbd_refresh_filename,
-    .bdrv_get_info              = nbd_get_info,
 };
 
 static void bdrv_nbd_init(void)
diff --git a/block/qcow2.c b/block/qcow2.c
index a64a572785..801e29fc56 100644
--- a/block/qcow2.c
+++ b/block/qcow2.c
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ static int qcow2_do_open(BlockDriverState *bs, QDict *options, int flags,
 
     /* Initialise locks */
     qemu_co_mutex_init(&s->lock);
-    bs->supported_zero_flags = BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP;
+    bs->supported_zero_flags = header.version >= 3 ? BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP : 0;
 
     /* Repair image if dirty */
     if (!(flags & (BDRV_O_CHECK | BDRV_O_INACTIVE)) && !bs->read_only &&
@@ -3771,7 +3771,6 @@ static int qcow2_get_info(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverInfo *bdi)
 {
     BDRVQcow2State *s = bs->opaque;
     bdi->unallocated_blocks_are_zero = true;
-    bdi->can_write_zeroes_with_unmap = (s->qcow_version >= 3);
     bdi->cluster_size = s->cluster_size;
     bdi->vm_state_offset = qcow2_vm_state_offset(s);
     return 0;
diff --git a/block/qed.c b/block/qed.c
index 205dbf16e3..c6ff3ab015 100644
--- a/block/qed.c
+++ b/block/qed.c
@@ -1438,7 +1438,6 @@ static int bdrv_qed_get_info(BlockDriverState *bs, BlockDriverInfo *bdi)
     bdi->cluster_size = s->header.cluster_size;
     bdi->is_dirty = s->header.features & QED_F_NEED_CHECK;
     bdi->unallocated_blocks_are_zero = true;
-    bdi->can_write_zeroes_with_unmap = true;
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index 24ef816960..19b3ab9cb5 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -26,17 +26,6 @@ typedef struct BlockDriverInfo {
      * to the LBPRZ flag in the SCSI logical block provisioning page.
      */
     bool unallocated_blocks_are_zero;
-    /*
-     * True if the driver can optimize writing zeroes by unmapping
-     * sectors. This is equivalent to the BLKDISCARDZEROES ioctl in Linux
-     * with the difference that in qemu a discard is allowed to silently
-     * fail. Therefore we have to use bdrv_pwrite_zeroes with the
-     * BDRV_REQ_MAY_UNMAP flag for an optimized zero write with unmapping.
-     * After this call the driver has to guarantee that the contents read
-     * back as zero. It is additionally required that the block device is
-     * opened with BDRV_O_UNMAP flag for this to work.
-     */
-    bool can_write_zeroes_with_unmap;
     /*
      * True if this block driver only supports compressed writes
      */