diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c
index 5601e47360c2865b883a40ef15a07fc9867d78f6..b49359afac883b4d26b4a9d58fe52d4c4d5b0169 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3client.c
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs3_set_ds_client(struct nfs_server *mds_srv,
 	if (mds_srv->flags & NFS_MOUNT_NORESVPORT)
 		__set_bit(NFS_CS_NORESVPORT, &cl_init.init_flags);
 
-	__set_bit(NFS_CS_NOPING, &cl_init.init_flags);
 	__set_bit(NFS_CS_DS, &cl_init.init_flags);
 
 	/* Use the MDS nfs_client cl_ipaddr. */