diff --git a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
index 41a9b6b58fb9..2613b7e36eb9 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/pnfs.c
@@ -2817,7 +2817,6 @@ int pnfs_write_done_resend_to_mds(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 	/* Resend all requests through the MDS */
 	nfs_pageio_init_write(&pgio, hdr->inode, FLUSH_STABLE, true,
 			      hdr->completion_ops);
-	set_bit(NFS_CONTEXT_RESEND_WRITES, &hdr->args.context->flags);
 	return nfs_pageio_resend(&pgio, hdr);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pnfs_write_done_resend_to_mds);