diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index f26ed1d76be2..f3abbf83ea5b 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -3098,35 +3098,6 @@ static void handle_reply(struct ceph_mds_session *session, struct ceph_msg *msg)
 
 	result = le32_to_cpu(head->result);
 
-	/*
-	 * Handle an ESTALE
-	 * if we're not talking to the authority, send to them
-	 * if the authority has changed while we weren't looking,
-	 * send to new authority
-	 * Otherwise we just have to return an ESTALE
-	 */
-	if (result == -ESTALE) {
-		dout("got ESTALE on request %llu\n", req->r_tid);
-		req->r_resend_mds = -1;
-		if (req->r_direct_mode != USE_AUTH_MDS) {
-			dout("not using auth, setting for that now\n");
-			req->r_direct_mode = USE_AUTH_MDS;
-			__do_request(mdsc, req);
-			mutex_unlock(&mdsc->mutex);
-			goto out;
-		} else  {
-			int mds = __choose_mds(mdsc, req, NULL);
-			if (mds >= 0 && mds != req->r_session->s_mds) {
-				dout("but auth changed, so resending\n");
-				__do_request(mdsc, req);
-				mutex_unlock(&mdsc->mutex);
-				goto out;
-			}
-		}
-		dout("have to return ESTALE on request %llu\n", req->r_tid);
-	}
-
-
 	if (head->safe) {
 		set_bit(CEPH_MDS_R_GOT_SAFE, &req->r_req_flags);
 		__unregister_request(mdsc, req);