diff --git a/fs/ext2/xattr.c b/fs/ext2/xattr.c
index f3ffbf1cc8d0..c2e4dce984d2 100644
--- a/fs/ext2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext2/xattr.c
@@ -199,14 +199,6 @@ bad_block:	ext2_error(inode->i_sb, "ext2_xattr_get",
 			goto found;
 		entry = next;
 	}
-	/* Check the remaining name entries */
-	while (!IS_LAST_ENTRY(entry)) {
-		struct ext2_xattr_entry *next =
-			EXT2_XATTR_NEXT(entry);
-		if ((char *)next >= end)
-			goto bad_block;
-		entry = next;
-	}
 	if (ext2_xattr_cache_insert(bh))
 		ea_idebug(inode, "cache insert failed");
 	error = -ENODATA;