diff --git a/fs/ceph/caps.c b/fs/ceph/caps.c
index be96fe615bec..67b782b0a90a 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/caps.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/caps.c
@@ -2872,7 +2872,7 @@ int ceph_get_caps(struct file *filp, int need, int want, loff_t endoff, int *got
 
 	while (true) {
 		flags &= CEPH_FILE_MODE_MASK;
-		if (atomic_read(&fi->num_locks))
+		if (vfs_inode_has_locks(inode))
 			flags |= CHECK_FILELOCK;
 		_got = 0;
 		ret = try_get_cap_refs(inode, need, want, endoff,
diff --git a/fs/ceph/locks.c b/fs/ceph/locks.c
index bdeb271f47d9..3e3b8be76b21 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/locks.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/locks.c
@@ -32,18 +32,14 @@ void __init ceph_flock_init(void)
 
 static void ceph_fl_copy_lock(struct file_lock *dst, struct file_lock *src)
 {
-	struct ceph_file_info *fi = dst->fl_file->private_data;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(dst->fl_file);
 	atomic_inc(&ceph_inode(inode)->i_filelock_ref);
-	atomic_inc(&fi->num_locks);
 }
 
 static void ceph_fl_release_lock(struct file_lock *fl)
 {
-	struct ceph_file_info *fi = fl->fl_file->private_data;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(fl->fl_file);
 	struct ceph_inode_info *ci = ceph_inode(inode);
-	atomic_dec(&fi->num_locks);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ci->i_filelock_ref)) {
 		/* clear error when all locks are released */
 		spin_lock(&ci->i_ceph_lock);
diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.h b/fs/ceph/super.h
index 14f951cd5b61..8c9021d0f837 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.h
@@ -773,7 +773,6 @@ struct ceph_file_info {
 	struct list_head rw_contexts;
 
 	u32 filp_gen;
-	atomic_t num_locks;
 };
 
 struct ceph_dir_file_info {