diff --git a/fs/autofs4/expire.c b/fs/autofs4/expire.c
index 01443ce43ee75f072158afbc313a6e206bb2f10d..13ddec92341cdaaa63cf811ee1037a2038994191 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/expire.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/expire.c
@@ -61,15 +61,6 @@ static int autofs4_mount_busy(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry)
 		/* This is an autofs submount, we can't expire it */
 		if (autofs_type_indirect(sbi->type))
 			goto done;
-
-		/*
-		 * Otherwise it's an offset mount and we need to check
-		 * if we can umount its mount, if there is one.
-		 */
-		if (!d_mountpoint(path.dentry)) {
-			status = 0;
-			goto done;
-		}
 	}
 
 	/* Update the expiry counter if fs is busy */