diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index 2c5eae7d31f42202f065d34e6004080f08148f96..c00f71884b82b5d1878ebc20274ff59bb883ff77 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -5061,8 +5061,6 @@ void cifs_oplock_break(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct TCP_Server_Info *server = tcon->ses->server;
 	int rc = 0;
 	bool purge_cache = false;
-	bool is_deferred = false;
-	struct cifs_deferred_close *dclose;
 
 	wait_on_bit(&cinode->flags, CIFS_INODE_PENDING_WRITERS,
 			TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
@@ -5098,22 +5096,6 @@ void cifs_oplock_break(struct work_struct *work)
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "Push locks rc = %d\n", rc);
 
 oplock_break_ack:
-	/*
-	 * When oplock break is received and there are no active
-	 * file handles but cached, then schedule deferred close immediately.
-	 * So, new open will not use cached handle.
-	 */
-	spin_lock(&CIFS_I(inode)->deferred_lock);
-	is_deferred = cifs_is_deferred_close(cfile, &dclose);
-	spin_unlock(&CIFS_I(inode)->deferred_lock);
-	if (is_deferred &&
-	    cfile->deferred_close_scheduled &&
-	    delayed_work_pending(&cfile->deferred)) {
-		if (cancel_delayed_work(&cfile->deferred)) {
-			_cifsFileInfo_put(cfile, false, false);
-			goto oplock_break_done;
-		}
-	}
 	/*
 	 * releasing stale oplock after recent reconnect of smb session using
 	 * a now incorrect file handle is not a data integrity issue but do
@@ -5125,7 +5107,7 @@ void cifs_oplock_break(struct work_struct *work)
 							     cinode);
 		cifs_dbg(FYI, "Oplock release rc = %d\n", rc);
 	}
-oplock_break_done:
+
 	_cifsFileInfo_put(cfile, false /* do not wait for ourself */, false);
 	cifs_done_oplock_break(cinode);
 }