diff --git a/source3/modules/vfs_snapper.c b/source3/modules/vfs_snapper.c
index 6222b2f19a8..4975cdf6fb4 100644
--- a/source3/modules/vfs_snapper.c
+++ b/source3/modules/vfs_snapper.c
@@ -2009,33 +2009,6 @@ static DIR *snapper_gmt_opendir(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int snapper_gmt_rename(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
-			      const struct smb_filename *smb_fname_src,
-			      const struct smb_filename *smb_fname_dst)
-{
-	time_t timestamp_src, timestamp_dst;
-
-	if (!snapper_gmt_strip_snapshot(talloc_tos(), handle,
-					smb_fname_src->base_name,
-					&timestamp_src, NULL)) {
-		return -1;
-	}
-	if (!snapper_gmt_strip_snapshot(talloc_tos(), handle,
-					smb_fname_dst->base_name,
-					&timestamp_dst, NULL)) {
-		return -1;
-	}
-	if (timestamp_src != 0) {
-		errno = EXDEV;
-		return -1;
-	}
-	if (timestamp_dst != 0) {
-		errno = EROFS;
-		return -1;
-	}
-	return SMB_VFS_NEXT_RENAME(handle, smb_fname_src, smb_fname_dst);
-}
-
 static int snapper_gmt_renameat(vfs_handle_struct *handle,
 			files_struct *srcfsp,
 			const struct smb_filename *smb_fname_src,
@@ -2888,7 +2861,6 @@ static struct vfs_fn_pointers snapper_fns = {
 	.opendir_fn = snapper_gmt_opendir,
 	.disk_free_fn = snapper_gmt_disk_free,
 	.get_quota_fn = snapper_gmt_get_quota,
-	.rename_fn = snapper_gmt_rename,
 	.renameat_fn = snapper_gmt_renameat,
 	.link_fn = snapper_gmt_link,
 	.symlink_fn = snapper_gmt_symlink,