diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
index ff6ca05a9d44..3fcef19e9198 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4state.c
@@ -1212,10 +1212,6 @@ void nfs4_schedule_state_manager(struct nfs_client *clp)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task;
 	char buf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN + sizeof("-manager") + 1];
-	struct rpc_clnt *cl = clp->cl_rpcclient;
-
-	while (cl != cl->cl_parent)
-		cl = cl->cl_parent;
 
 	set_bit(NFS4CLNT_RUN_MANAGER, &clp->cl_state);
 	if (test_and_set_bit(NFS4CLNT_MANAGER_AVAILABLE, &clp->cl_state) != 0) {