diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
index b1024bcc65c8..953daa44a282 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c
@@ -492,9 +492,6 @@ int nfs40_walk_client_list(struct nfs_client *new,
 		if (pos->rpc_ops != new->rpc_ops)
 			continue;
 
-		if (pos->cl_proto != new->cl_proto)
-			continue;
-
 		if (pos->cl_minorversion != new->cl_minorversion)
 			continue;
 
@@ -627,9 +624,6 @@ int nfs41_walk_client_list(struct nfs_client *new,
 		if (pos->rpc_ops != new->rpc_ops)
 			continue;
 
-		if (pos->cl_proto != new->cl_proto)
-			continue;
-
 		if (pos->cl_minorversion != new->cl_minorversion)
 			continue;