diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index acd20c549ce2..e76fd218ec8e 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1323,12 +1323,6 @@ _nfs4_opendata_reclaim_to_nfs4_state(struct nfs4_opendata *data)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	ret = -ESTALE;
-	if (!(data->f_attr.valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_TYPE) ||
-	    !(data->f_attr.valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_FILEID) ||
-	    !(data->f_attr.valid & NFS_ATTR_FATTR_CHANGE))
-		goto err;
-
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	state = nfs4_get_open_state(inode, data->owner);
 	if (state == NULL)