diff --git a/fs/nfs/dir.c b/fs/nfs/dir.c
index a03ed2f85047..34da48586829 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/dir.c
@@ -1001,12 +1001,7 @@ static struct dentry *nfs_atomic_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (nd->intent.open.flags & O_CREAT) {
-		nfs_begin_data_update(dir);
-		res = nfs4_atomic_open(dir, dentry, nd);
-		nfs_end_data_update(dir);
-	} else
-		res = nfs4_atomic_open(dir, dentry, nd);
+	res = nfs4_atomic_open(dir, dentry, nd);
 	unlock_kernel();
 	if (IS_ERR(res)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(res);
@@ -1224,9 +1219,7 @@ static int nfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 		open_flags = nd->intent.open.flags;
 
 	lock_kernel();
-	nfs_begin_data_update(dir);
 	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->create(dir, dentry, &attr, open_flags, nd);
-	nfs_end_data_update(dir);
 	if (error != 0)
 		goto out_err;
 	unlock_kernel();
@@ -1256,9 +1249,7 @@ nfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode, dev_t rdev)
 	attr.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE;
 
 	lock_kernel();
-	nfs_begin_data_update(dir);
 	status = NFS_PROTO(dir)->mknod(dir, dentry, &attr, rdev);
-	nfs_end_data_update(dir);
 	if (status != 0)
 		goto out_err;
 	unlock_kernel();
@@ -1284,9 +1275,7 @@ static int nfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 	attr.ia_mode = mode | S_IFDIR;
 
 	lock_kernel();
-	nfs_begin_data_update(dir);
 	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->mkdir(dir, dentry, &attr);
-	nfs_end_data_update(dir);
 	if (error != 0)
 		goto out_err;
 	unlock_kernel();
@@ -1305,12 +1294,10 @@ static int nfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 			dir->i_sb->s_id, dir->i_ino, dentry->d_name.name);
 
 	lock_kernel();
-	nfs_begin_data_update(dir);
 	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->rmdir(dir, &dentry->d_name);
 	/* Ensure the VFS deletes this inode */
 	if (error == 0 && dentry->d_inode != NULL)
 		clear_nlink(dentry->d_inode);
-	nfs_end_data_update(dir);
 	unlock_kernel();
 
 	return error;
@@ -1368,17 +1355,13 @@ static int nfs_sillyrename(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 
 	qsilly.name = silly;
 	qsilly.len  = strlen(silly);
-	nfs_begin_data_update(dir);
 	if (dentry->d_inode) {
-		nfs_begin_data_update(dentry->d_inode);
 		error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->rename(dir, &dentry->d_name,
 				dir, &qsilly);
 		nfs_mark_for_revalidate(dentry->d_inode);
-		nfs_end_data_update(dentry->d_inode);
 	} else
 		error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->rename(dir, &dentry->d_name,
 				dir, &qsilly);
-	nfs_end_data_update(dir);
 	if (!error) {
 		nfs_set_verifier(dentry, nfs_save_change_attribute(dir));
 		d_move(dentry, sdentry);
@@ -1412,19 +1395,15 @@ static int nfs_safe_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	nfs_begin_data_update(dir);
 	if (inode != NULL) {
 		nfs_inode_return_delegation(inode);
-		nfs_begin_data_update(inode);
 		error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->remove(dir, &dentry->d_name);
 		/* The VFS may want to delete this inode */
 		if (error == 0)
 			drop_nlink(inode);
 		nfs_mark_for_revalidate(inode);
-		nfs_end_data_update(inode);
 	} else
 		error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->remove(dir, &dentry->d_name);
-	nfs_end_data_update(dir);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
@@ -1516,9 +1495,7 @@ static int nfs_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, const char *sym
 		memset(kaddr + pathlen, 0, PAGE_SIZE - pathlen);
 	kunmap_atomic(kaddr, KM_USER0);
 
-	nfs_begin_data_update(dir);
 	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->symlink(dir, dentry, page, pathlen, &attr);
-	nfs_end_data_update(dir);
 	if (error != 0) {
 		dfprintk(VFS, "NFS: symlink(%s/%ld, %s, %s) error %d\n",
 			dir->i_sb->s_id, dir->i_ino,
@@ -1558,15 +1535,11 @@ nfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 		dentry->d_parent->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.name);
 
 	lock_kernel();
-	nfs_begin_data_update(dir);
-	nfs_begin_data_update(inode);
 	error = NFS_PROTO(dir)->link(inode, dir, &dentry->d_name);
 	if (error == 0) {
 		atomic_inc(&inode->i_count);
 		d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	}
-	nfs_end_data_update(inode);
-	nfs_end_data_update(dir);
 	unlock_kernel();
 	return error;
 }
@@ -1669,15 +1642,9 @@ go_ahead:
 		d_delete(new_dentry);
 	}
 
-	nfs_begin_data_update(old_dir);
-	nfs_begin_data_update(new_dir);
-	nfs_begin_data_update(old_inode);
 	error = NFS_PROTO(old_dir)->rename(old_dir, &old_dentry->d_name,
 					   new_dir, &new_dentry->d_name);
 	nfs_mark_for_revalidate(old_inode);
-	nfs_end_data_update(old_inode);
-	nfs_end_data_update(new_dir);
-	nfs_end_data_update(old_dir);
 out:
 	if (rehash)
 		d_rehash(rehash);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index 28c8e1b65db0..32fe97211eea 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -510,7 +510,6 @@ static void nfs_direct_write_complete(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq, struct inode
 			nfs_direct_write_reschedule(dreq);
 			break;
 		default:
-			nfs_end_data_update(inode);
 			if (dreq->commit_data != NULL)
 				nfs_commit_free(dreq->commit_data);
 			nfs_direct_free_writedata(dreq);
@@ -533,7 +532,6 @@ static inline void nfs_alloc_commit_data(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
 
 static void nfs_direct_write_complete(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq, struct inode *inode)
 {
-	nfs_end_data_update(inode);
 	nfs_direct_free_writedata(dreq);
 	nfs_zap_mapping(inode, inode->i_mapping);
 	nfs_direct_complete(dreq);
@@ -724,8 +722,6 @@ static ssize_t nfs_direct_write(struct kiocb *iocb, unsigned long user_addr, siz
 
 	nfs_add_stats(inode, NFSIOS_DIRECTWRITTENBYTES, count);
 
-	nfs_begin_data_update(inode);
-
 	rpc_clnt_sigmask(clnt, &oldset);
 	result = nfs_direct_write_schedule(dreq, user_addr, count, pos, sync);
 	if (!result)
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 1d507a2a96d6..1c23d3a67c85 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@ nfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 		return 0;
 
 	lock_kernel();
-	nfs_begin_data_update(inode);
 	/* Write all dirty data */
 	if (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode)) {
 		filemap_write_and_wait(inode->i_mapping);
@@ -358,7 +357,6 @@ nfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	error = NFS_PROTO(inode)->setattr(dentry, &fattr, attr);
 	if (error == 0)
 		nfs_refresh_inode(inode, &fattr);
-	nfs_end_data_update(inode);
 	unlock_kernel();
 	return error;
 }
@@ -755,23 +753,6 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * nfs_end_data_update
- * @inode - pointer to inode
- * Declare end of the operations that will update file data
- * This will mark the inode as immediately needing revalidation
- * of its attribute cache.
- */
-void nfs_end_data_update(struct inode *inode)
-{
-	/* Directories: invalidate page cache */
-	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
-		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-		NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_DATA;
-		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-	}
-}
-
 static void nfs_wcc_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 {
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
index 7322da4d2055..9b7362565c0c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs3acl.c
@@ -317,13 +317,11 @@ static int nfs3_proc_setacls(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl,
 	}
 
 	dprintk("NFS call setacl\n");
-	nfs_begin_data_update(inode);
 	msg.rpc_proc = &server->client_acl->cl_procinfo[ACLPROC3_SETACL];
 	status = rpc_call_sync(server->client_acl, &msg, 0);
 	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
 	NFS_I(inode)->cache_validity |= NFS_INO_INVALID_ACCESS;
 	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-	nfs_end_data_update(inode);
 	dprintk("NFS reply setacl: %d\n", status);
 
 	/* pages may have been allocated at the xdr layer. */
diff --git a/fs/nfs/unlink.c b/fs/nfs/unlink.c
index 045ab805c17f..1aed850d18f2 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/unlink.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/unlink.c
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ static void nfs_async_unlink_init(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 		.rpc_cred = data->cred,
 	};
 
-	nfs_begin_data_update(dir);
 	NFS_PROTO(dir)->unlink_setup(&msg, dir);
 	rpc_call_setup(task, &msg, 0);
 }
@@ -84,8 +83,6 @@ static void nfs_async_unlink_done(struct rpc_task *task, void *calldata)
 
 	if (!NFS_PROTO(dir)->unlink_done(task, dir))
 		rpc_restart_call(task);
-	else
-		nfs_end_data_update(dir);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 3e9e268b887e..e2bb66c34406 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ static int nfs_inode_add_request(struct inode *inode, struct nfs_page *req)
 		return error;
 	if (!nfsi->npages) {
 		igrab(inode);
-		nfs_begin_data_update(inode);
 		if (nfs_have_delegation(inode, FMODE_WRITE))
 			nfsi->change_attr++;
 	}
@@ -406,7 +405,6 @@ static void nfs_inode_remove_request(struct nfs_page *req)
 	nfsi->npages--;
 	if (!nfsi->npages) {
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-		nfs_end_data_update(inode);
 		iput(inode);
 	} else
 		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index 1b4edc6f7fd7..8f632bd854af 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -219,15 +219,6 @@ static inline struct nfs_inode *NFS_I(struct inode *inode)
 
 #define NFS_FILEID(inode)		(NFS_I(inode)->fileid)
 
-/**
- * nfs_begin_data_update
- * @inode - pointer to inode
- * Declare that a set of operations will update file data on the server
- */
-static inline void nfs_begin_data_update(struct inode *inode)
-{
-}
-
 static inline void nfs_mark_for_revalidate(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct nfs_inode *nfsi = NFS_I(inode);
@@ -296,9 +287,6 @@ extern int nfs_revalidate_mapping(struct inode *inode, struct address_space *map
 extern int nfs_revalidate_mapping_nolock(struct inode *inode, struct address_space *mapping);
 extern int nfs_setattr(struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
 extern void nfs_setattr_update_inode(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr);
-extern void nfs_begin_attr_update(struct inode *);
-extern void nfs_end_attr_update(struct inode *);
-extern void nfs_end_data_update(struct inode *);
 extern struct nfs_open_context *get_nfs_open_context(struct nfs_open_context *ctx);
 extern void put_nfs_open_context(struct nfs_open_context *ctx);
 extern struct nfs_open_context *nfs_find_open_context(struct inode *inode, struct rpc_cred *cred, int mode);