diff --git a/fs/afs/dynroot.c b/fs/afs/dynroot.c
index 1fa8cf23bd36..34474a061654 100644
--- a/fs/afs/dynroot.c
+++ b/fs/afs/dynroot.c
@@ -252,20 +252,9 @@ static int afs_dynroot_d_revalidate(struct dentry *dentry, unsigned int flags)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-/*
- * Allow the VFS to enquire as to whether a dentry should be unhashed (mustn't
- * sleep)
- * - called from dput() when d_count is going to 0.
- * - return 1 to request dentry be unhashed, 0 otherwise
- */
-static int afs_dynroot_d_delete(const struct dentry *dentry)
-{
-	return d_really_is_positive(dentry);
-}
-
 const struct dentry_operations afs_dynroot_dentry_operations = {
 	.d_revalidate	= afs_dynroot_d_revalidate,
-	.d_delete	= afs_dynroot_d_delete,
+	.d_delete	= always_delete_dentry,
 	.d_release	= afs_d_release,
 	.d_automount	= afs_d_automount,
 };