diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index e1a47217c05e..0deb32105ccf 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -974,9 +974,6 @@ static int nfs4_copy_lock_stateid(nfs4_stateid *dst,
 	else if (lsp != NULL && test_bit(NFS_LOCK_INITIALIZED, &lsp->ls_flags) != 0) {
 		nfs4_stateid_copy(dst, &lsp->ls_stateid);
 		ret = 0;
-		smp_rmb();
-		if (!list_empty(&lsp->ls_seqid.list))
-			ret = -EWOULDBLOCK;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&state->state_lock);
 	nfs4_put_lock_state(lsp);
@@ -984,10 +981,9 @@ static int nfs4_copy_lock_stateid(nfs4_stateid *dst,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int nfs4_copy_open_stateid(nfs4_stateid *dst, struct nfs4_state *state)
+static void nfs4_copy_open_stateid(nfs4_stateid *dst, struct nfs4_state *state)
 {
 	const nfs4_stateid *src;
-	int ret;
 	int seq;
 
 	do {
@@ -996,12 +992,7 @@ static int nfs4_copy_open_stateid(nfs4_stateid *dst, struct nfs4_state *state)
 		if (test_bit(NFS_OPEN_STATE, &state->flags))
 			src = &state->open_stateid;
 		nfs4_stateid_copy(dst, src);
-		ret = 0;
-		smp_rmb();
-		if (!list_empty(&state->owner->so_seqid.list))
-			ret = -EWOULDBLOCK;
 	} while (read_seqretry(&state->seqlock, seq));
-	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1026,7 +1017,8 @@ int nfs4_select_rw_stateid(nfs4_stateid *dst, struct nfs4_state *state,
 		 * choose to use.
 		 */
 		goto out;
-	ret = nfs4_copy_open_stateid(dst, state);
+	nfs4_copy_open_stateid(dst, state);
+	ret = 0;
 out:
 	if (nfs_server_capable(state->inode, NFS_CAP_STATEID_NFSV41))
 		dst->seqid = 0;