diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 8329961546b5..4ad1c3ce9398 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -1419,12 +1419,6 @@ struct ext4_super_block {
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_FS_ENCRYPTION
-#define DUMMY_ENCRYPTION_ENABLED(sbi) ((sbi)->s_dummy_enc_policy.policy != NULL)
-#else
-#define DUMMY_ENCRYPTION_ENABLED(sbi) (0)
-#endif
-
 /* Number of quota types we support */
 #define EXT4_MAXQUOTAS 3
 
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 050108091f8a..a0af833f7da7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -2084,6 +2084,12 @@ static int ext4_set_test_dummy_encryption(struct super_block *sb,
 	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
 	int err;
 
+	if (!ext4_has_feature_encrypt(sb)) {
+		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,
+			 "test_dummy_encryption requires encrypt feature");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * This mount option is just for testing, and it's not worthwhile to
 	 * implement the extra complexity (e.g. RCU protection) that would be
@@ -2111,11 +2117,13 @@ static int ext4_set_test_dummy_encryption(struct super_block *sb,
 		return -1;
 	}
 	ext4_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING, "Test dummy encryption mode enabled");
+	return 1;
 #else
 	ext4_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,
-		 "Test dummy encryption mount option ignored");
+		 "test_dummy_encryption option not supported");
+	return -1;
+
 #endif
-	return 1;
 }
 
 static int handle_mount_opt(struct super_block *sb, char *opt, int token,
@@ -4929,12 +4937,6 @@ no_journal:
 		goto failed_mount_wq;
 	}
 
-	if (DUMMY_ENCRYPTION_ENABLED(sbi) && !sb_rdonly(sb) &&
-	    !ext4_has_feature_encrypt(sb)) {
-		ext4_set_feature_encrypt(sb);
-		ext4_commit_super(sb, 1);
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Get the # of file system overhead blocks from the
 	 * superblock if present.