diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c
index f6c7a1c9a1b6..8727ef712a3c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb1ops.c
@@ -442,9 +442,6 @@ cifs_negotiate_wsize(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, struct smb_vol *volume_info)
 		wsize = min_t(unsigned int, wsize,
 				server->maxBuf - sizeof(WRITE_REQ) + 4);
 
-	/* limit to the amount that we can kmap at once */
-	wsize = min_t(unsigned int, wsize, CIFS_KMAP_SIZE_LIMIT);
-
 	/* hard limit of CIFS_MAX_WSIZE */
 	wsize = min_t(unsigned int, wsize, CIFS_MAX_WSIZE);
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
index 3a8c68258026..a621d6125367 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2ops.c
@@ -187,9 +187,6 @@ smb2_negotiate_wsize(struct cifs_tcon *tcon, struct smb_vol *volume_info)
 	 */
 	wsize = min_t(unsigned int, wsize, 2 << 15);
 
-	/* limit to the amount that we can kmap at once */
-	wsize = min_t(unsigned int, wsize, CIFS_KMAP_SIZE_LIMIT);
-
 	return wsize;
 }