diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index ff1577d6df62..7d2e3b54b9df 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -307,13 +307,7 @@ static void __nfs4_file_put_access(struct nfs4_file *fp, int oflag)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&fp->fi_access[oflag])) {
 		nfs4_file_put_fd(fp, oflag);
-		/*
-		 * It's also safe to get rid of the RDWR open *if*
-		 * we no longer have need of the other kind of access
-		 * or if we already have the other kind of open:
-		 */
-		if (fp->fi_fds[1-oflag]
-			|| atomic_read(&fp->fi_access[1 - oflag]) == 0)
+		if (atomic_read(&fp->fi_access[1 - oflag]) == 0)
 			nfs4_file_put_fd(fp, O_RDWR);
 	}
 }