diff --git a/fs/afs/inode.c b/fs/afs/inode.c
index 071075d775a954eb8e80ec9abfde25a79540e082..26aa2d111a28fd044e28a5fab731b87eaea59e03 100644
--- a/fs/afs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/afs/inode.c
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ int afs_validate(struct afs_vnode *vnode, struct key *key)
 	} else if (test_bit(AFS_VNODE_DELETED, &vnode->flags)) {
 		valid = true;
 	} else {
-		vnode->cb_s_break = vnode->cb_interest->server->cb_s_break;
 		vnode->cb_v_break = vnode->volume->cb_v_break;
 		valid = false;
 	}