diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index e7ec7593eaaa..3f2604737636 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -4722,8 +4722,6 @@ nfsd4_process_open1(struct nfsd4_compound_state *cstate,
 	struct nfs4_openowner *oo = NULL;
 	__be32 status;
 
-	if (STALE_CLIENTID(&open->op_clientid, nn))
-		return nfserr_stale_clientid;
 	/*
 	 * In case we need it later, after we've already created the
 	 * file and don't want to risk a further failure: