diff --git a/fs/nfs/symlink.c b/fs/nfs/symlink.c
index 83e865a16ad1393cc25ce62377bed94855880ff0..412738dbfbc7e1024f90887e5e3cdd1a07a34563 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/symlink.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
  *  nfs symlink handling code
  */
 
-#define NFS_NEED_XDR_TYPES
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/sunrpc/clnt.h>
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs3.h b/include/linux/nfs3.h
index 7f11fa589207408d908d5628176de2810dbfedcc..539f3b550eab3a0b328610d9d00e09332bb07632 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs3.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs3.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ struct nfs3_fh {
 #define MOUNTPROC3_UMNTALL	4
  
 
-#if defined(__KERNEL__) || defined(NFS_NEED_KERNEL_TYPES)
+#if defined(__KERNEL__)
 
 /* Number of 32bit words in post_op_attr */
 #define NFS3_POST_OP_ATTR_WORDS		22