diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 174c51a..20a1b62 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@
 
 	spin_lock(&ino->i_lock);
 	lo = nfsi->layout;
-	if (!lo || pnfs_test_layout_returned(lo)) {
+	if (!lo) {
 		spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
 		dprintk("NFS: %s no layout to return\n", __func__);
 		goto out;
@@ -710,7 +710,6 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 	lo->plh_block_lgets++;
-	pnfs_mark_layout_returned(lo);
 	spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
 	pnfs_free_lseg_list(&tmp_list);
 
@@ -721,7 +720,6 @@
 		status = -ENOMEM;
 		pnfs_layout_io_set_failed(lo, IOMODE_RW);
 		pnfs_layout_io_set_failed(lo, IOMODE_READ);
-		pnfs_clear_layout_returned(lo);
 		pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lo);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1111,9 +1109,6 @@
 	if (list_empty(&lo->plh_segs))
 		first = true;
 
-	/* Enable LAYOUTRETURNs */
-	pnfs_clear_layout_returned(lo);
-
 	spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
 	if (first) {
 		/* The lo must be on the clp list if there is any