diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 1fab51682042..c347705b0161 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1117,8 +1117,6 @@ static int can_open_delegated(struct nfs_delegation *delegation, fmode_t fmode)
 		return 0;
 	if ((delegation->type & fmode) != fmode)
 		return 0;
-	if (test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_NEED_RECLAIM, &delegation->flags))
-		return 0;
 	if (test_bit(NFS_DELEGATION_RETURNING, &delegation->flags))
 		return 0;
 	nfs_mark_delegation_referenced(delegation);