diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 174c51a5001c..20a1b6222ff6 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ _pnfs_return_layout(struct inode *ino)
 
 	spin_lock(&ino->i_lock);
 	lo = nfsi->layout;
-	if (!lo || pnfs_test_layout_returned(lo)) {
+	if (!lo) {
 		spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
 		dprintk("NFS: %s no layout to return\n", __func__);
 		goto out;
@@ -710,7 +710,6 @@ _pnfs_return_layout(struct inode *ino)
 		goto out;
 	}
 	lo->plh_block_lgets++;
-	pnfs_mark_layout_returned(lo);
 	spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
 	pnfs_free_lseg_list(&tmp_list);
 
@@ -721,7 +720,6 @@ _pnfs_return_layout(struct inode *ino)
 		status = -ENOMEM;
 		pnfs_layout_io_set_failed(lo, IOMODE_RW);
 		pnfs_layout_io_set_failed(lo, IOMODE_READ);
-		pnfs_clear_layout_returned(lo);
 		pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lo);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1111,9 +1109,6 @@ pnfs_update_layout(struct inode *ino,
 	if (list_empty(&lo->plh_segs))
 		first = true;
 
-	/* Enable LAYOUTRETURNs */
-	pnfs_clear_layout_returned(lo);
-
 	spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
 	if (first) {
 		/* The lo must be on the clp list if there is any
diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
index 92f6ce6532ba..6cede2c6c961 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.h
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ enum {
 	NFS_LAYOUT_RW_FAILED,		/* get rw layout failed stop trying */
 	NFS_LAYOUT_BULK_RECALL,		/* bulk recall affecting layout */
 	NFS_LAYOUT_ROC,			/* some lseg had roc bit set */
-	NFS_LAYOUT_RETURNED,		/* layout has already been returned */
 };
 
 enum layoutdriver_policy_flags {
@@ -259,24 +258,6 @@ void nfs4_mark_deviceid_unavailable(struct nfs4_deviceid_node *node);
 bool nfs4_test_deviceid_unavailable(struct nfs4_deviceid_node *node);
 void nfs4_deviceid_purge_client(const struct nfs_client *);
 
-static inline void
-pnfs_mark_layout_returned(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)
-{
-	set_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_RETURNED, &lo->plh_flags);
-}
-
-static inline void
-pnfs_clear_layout_returned(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)
-{
-	clear_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_RETURNED, &lo->plh_flags);
-}
-
-static inline bool
-pnfs_test_layout_returned(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)
-{
-	return test_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_RETURNED, &lo->plh_flags);
-}
-
 static inline struct pnfs_layout_segment *
 pnfs_get_lseg(struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg)
 {