diff --git a/fs/btrfs/acl.c b/fs/btrfs/acl.c
index ff9b3995d453..9a0124a95851 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/acl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/acl.c
@@ -79,13 +79,6 @@ static int __btrfs_set_acl(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	const char *name;
 	char *value = NULL;
 
-	if (acl) {
-		ret = posix_acl_valid(acl);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-		ret = 0;
-	}
-
 	switch (type) {
 	case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
 		name = POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS;