diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
index 9cb2d590c036..e1f98d32cee1 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.c
@@ -184,12 +184,6 @@ nfsd_file_alloc(struct inode *inode, unsigned int may, unsigned int hashval,
 		nf->nf_hashval = hashval;
 		refcount_set(&nf->nf_ref, 1);
 		nf->nf_may = may & NFSD_FILE_MAY_MASK;
-		if (may & NFSD_MAY_NOT_BREAK_LEASE) {
-			if (may & NFSD_MAY_WRITE)
-				__set_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_WRITE, &nf->nf_flags);
-			if (may & NFSD_MAY_READ)
-				__set_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_READ, &nf->nf_flags);
-		}
 		nf->nf_mark = NULL;
 		trace_nfsd_file_alloc(nf);
 	}
@@ -958,21 +952,7 @@ wait_for_construction:
 
 	this_cpu_inc(nfsd_file_cache_hits);
 
-	if (!(may_flags & NFSD_MAY_NOT_BREAK_LEASE)) {
-		bool write = (may_flags & NFSD_MAY_WRITE);
-
-		if (test_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_READ, &nf->nf_flags) ||
-		    (test_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_WRITE, &nf->nf_flags) && write)) {
-			status = nfserrno(nfsd_open_break_lease(
-					file_inode(nf->nf_file), may_flags));
-			if (status == nfs_ok) {
-				clear_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_READ, &nf->nf_flags);
-				if (write)
-					clear_bit(NFSD_FILE_BREAK_WRITE,
-						  &nf->nf_flags);
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	status = nfserrno(nfsd_open_break_lease(file_inode(nf->nf_file), may_flags));
 out:
 	if (status == nfs_ok) {
 		*pnf = nf;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/filecache.h b/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
index 1da0c79a5580..c9e3c6eb4776 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/filecache.h
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ struct nfsd_file {
 	struct net		*nf_net;
 #define NFSD_FILE_HASHED	(0)
 #define NFSD_FILE_PENDING	(1)
-#define NFSD_FILE_BREAK_READ	(2)
-#define NFSD_FILE_BREAK_WRITE	(3)
-#define NFSD_FILE_REFERENCED	(4)
+#define NFSD_FILE_REFERENCED	(2)
 	unsigned long		nf_flags;
 	struct inode		*nf_inode;
 	unsigned int		nf_hashval;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/trace.h b/fs/nfsd/trace.h
index a60ead3b227a..081179fb17e8 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/trace.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/trace.h
@@ -696,8 +696,6 @@ DEFINE_CLID_EVENT(confirmed_r);
 	__print_flags(val, "|",						\
 		{ 1 << NFSD_FILE_HASHED,	"HASHED" },		\
 		{ 1 << NFSD_FILE_PENDING,	"PENDING" },		\
-		{ 1 << NFSD_FILE_BREAK_READ,	"BREAK_READ" },		\
-		{ 1 << NFSD_FILE_BREAK_WRITE,	"BREAK_WRITE" },	\
 		{ 1 << NFSD_FILE_REFERENCED,	"REFERENCED"})
 
 DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(nfsd_file_class,