diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index ca8a4c410de3..b0e095ea0c03 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -288,8 +288,6 @@ nfsd4_putrootfh(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *current_fh)
 	fh_put(current_fh);
 	status = exp_pseudoroot(rqstp->rq_client, current_fh,
 			      &rqstp->rq_chandle);
-	if (!status)
-		status = nfserrno(nfsd_setuser(rqstp, current_fh->fh_export));
 	return status;
 }