diff --git a/fs/ceph/dir.c b/fs/ceph/dir.c
index 89ce3ba4a614..fde839c61236 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/dir.c
@@ -920,8 +920,6 @@ static int dentry_lease_is_valid(struct dentry *dentry)
 				di->lease_renew_after = 0;
 				di->lease_renew_from = jiffies;
 			}
-		} else {
-			__ceph_mdsc_drop_dentry_lease(dentry);
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&dentry->d_lock);