diff --git a/source3/modules/vfs_xattr_tdb.c b/source3/modules/vfs_xattr_tdb.c
index 36e113e7802..c0debed1f7e 100644
--- a/source3/modules/vfs_xattr_tdb.c
+++ b/source3/modules/vfs_xattr_tdb.c
@@ -150,8 +150,6 @@ static int xattr_tdb_setxattr(struct vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 					TALLOC_FREE(frame); return -1;
 				});
 
-	SMB_VFS_HANDLE_GET_DATA(handle, db, struct db_context, return -1);
-
 	ret = xattr_tdb_get_file_id(handle, path, &id);
 	if (ret == -1) {
 		TALLOC_FREE(frame);
@@ -207,8 +205,6 @@ static ssize_t xattr_tdb_listxattr(struct vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 					TALLOC_FREE(frame); return -1;
 				});
 
-	SMB_VFS_HANDLE_GET_DATA(handle, db, struct db_context, return -1);
-
 	ret = xattr_tdb_get_file_id(handle, path, &id);
 	if (ret == -1) {
 		TALLOC_FREE(frame);
@@ -263,8 +259,6 @@ static int xattr_tdb_removexattr(struct vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 					TALLOC_FREE(frame); return -1;
 				});
 
-	SMB_VFS_HANDLE_GET_DATA(handle, db, struct db_context, TALLOC_FREE(frame); return -1);
-
 	ret = xattr_tdb_get_file_id(handle, path, &id);
 	if (ret == -1) {
 		TALLOC_FREE(frame);