diff --git a/fs/nfs/delegation.c b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
index f34f4ac52b818e162ee76292af9d99679908679e..b9c3c43cea1def16da3d9df934fd846dd478488f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/delegation.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/delegation.c
@@ -268,14 +268,6 @@ int nfs_inode_set_delegation(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, struct
 	return status;
 }
 
-/* Sync all data to disk upon delegation return */
-static void nfs_msync_inode(struct inode *inode)
-{
-	filemap_fdatawrite(inode->i_mapping);
-	nfs_wb_all(inode);
-	filemap_fdatawait(inode->i_mapping);
-}
-
 /*
  * Basic procedure for returning a delegation to the server
  */
@@ -367,7 +359,7 @@ int nfs_inode_return_delegation(struct inode *inode)
 		delegation = nfs_detach_delegation_locked(nfsi, NULL, clp);
 		spin_unlock(&clp->cl_lock);
 		if (delegation != NULL) {
-			nfs_msync_inode(inode);
+			nfs_wb_all(inode);
 			err = __nfs_inode_return_delegation(inode, delegation, 1);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index ec7a8f96a2c2fbc4ab995222502fa6f08b21ed28..581d8f081e682da19c4cd622bf47227ddb68aceb 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -413,10 +413,8 @@ nfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Write all dirty data */
-	if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
-		filemap_write_and_wait(inode->i_mapping);
+	if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
 		nfs_wb_all(inode);
-	}
 
 	fattr = nfs_alloc_fattr();
 	if (fattr == NULL)