diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index f9ec6a6568bd..998e26b75a78 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -3483,9 +3483,6 @@ static int ceph_redirect_decode(void **p, void *end,
 		goto e_inval;
 	}
 
-	len = ceph_decode_32(p);
-	*p += len; /* skip osd_instructions */
-
 	/* skip the rest */
 	*p = struct_end;
 out: