diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index f621b44cb8009fe87bf631e0a96c941fe63d3408..6b66dd5d15408676ab6510f7ce415164fe5c0571 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -2034,7 +2034,6 @@ cifs_set_file_size(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attrs,
 	struct tcon_link *tlink = NULL;
 	struct cifs_tcon *tcon = NULL;
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server;
-	struct cifs_io_parms io_parms;
 
 	/*
 	 * To avoid spurious oplock breaks from server, in the case of
@@ -2056,18 +2055,6 @@ cifs_set_file_size(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attrs,
 			rc = -ENOSYS;
 		cifsFileInfo_put(open_file);
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "SetFSize for attrs rc = %d\n", rc);
-		if ((rc == -EINVAL) || (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP)) {
-			unsigned int bytes_written;
-
-			io_parms.netfid = open_file->fid.netfid;
-			io_parms.pid = open_file->pid;
-			io_parms.tcon = tcon;
-			io_parms.offset = 0;
-			io_parms.length = attrs->ia_size;
-			rc = CIFSSMBWrite(xid, &io_parms, &bytes_written,
-					  NULL, NULL, 1);
-			cifs_dbg(FYI, "Wrt seteof rc %d\n", rc);
-		}
 	} else
 		rc = -EINVAL;
 
@@ -2093,28 +2080,7 @@ cifs_set_file_size(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attrs,
 	else
 		rc = -ENOSYS;
 	cifs_dbg(FYI, "SetEOF by path (setattrs) rc = %d\n", rc);
-	if ((rc == -EINVAL) || (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP)) {
-		__u16 netfid;
-		int oplock = 0;
 
-		rc = SMBLegacyOpen(xid, tcon, full_path, FILE_OPEN,
-				   GENERIC_WRITE, CREATE_NOT_DIR, &netfid,
-				   &oplock, NULL, cifs_sb->local_nls,
-				   cifs_remap(cifs_sb));
-		if (rc == 0) {
-			unsigned int bytes_written;
-
-			io_parms.netfid = netfid;
-			io_parms.pid = current->tgid;
-			io_parms.tcon = tcon;
-			io_parms.offset = 0;
-			io_parms.length = attrs->ia_size;
-			rc = CIFSSMBWrite(xid, &io_parms, &bytes_written, NULL,
-					  NULL,  1);
-			cifs_dbg(FYI, "wrt seteof rc %d\n", rc);
-			CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, netfid);
-		}
-	}
 	if (tlink)
 		cifs_put_tlink(tlink);