diff --git a/source3/smbd/fake_file.c b/source3/smbd/fake_file.c
index 2b31ba5ae03..95f6f932d93 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/fake_file.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/fake_file.c
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ NTSTATUS open_fake_file(struct smb_request *req, connection_struct *conn,
 	NTSTATUS status;
 
 	status = smbd_calculate_access_mask(conn, smb_fname,
-					    false, /* fake files do not exist */
 					    access_mask, &access_mask);
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
 		DEBUG(10, ("open_fake_file: smbd_calculate_access_mask "
diff --git a/source3/smbd/globals.h b/source3/smbd/globals.h
index 02527e74536..631298b1559 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/globals.h
+++ b/source3/smbd/globals.h
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ bool smbd_dirptr_lanman2_entry(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,
 
 NTSTATUS smbd_calculate_access_mask(connection_struct *conn,
 				    const struct smb_filename *smb_fname,
-				    bool file_existed,
 				    uint32_t access_mask,
 				    uint32_t *access_mask_out);
 
diff --git a/source3/smbd/open.c b/source3/smbd/open.c
index d9491b5f041..dbc4dba4487 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/open.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/open.c
@@ -1534,7 +1534,6 @@ static NTSTATUS smbd_calculate_maximum_allowed_access(
 
 NTSTATUS smbd_calculate_access_mask(connection_struct *conn,
 				    const struct smb_filename *smb_fname,
-				    bool file_existed,
 				    uint32_t access_mask,
 				    uint32_t *access_mask_out)
 {
@@ -1887,7 +1886,7 @@ static NTSTATUS open_file_ntcreate(connection_struct *conn,
 		}
 	}
 
-	status = smbd_calculate_access_mask(conn, smb_fname, file_existed,
+	status = smbd_calculate_access_mask(conn, smb_fname,
 					access_mask,
 					&access_mask); 
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
@@ -2744,7 +2743,7 @@ static NTSTATUS open_directory(connection_struct *conn,
 		return NT_STATUS_NOT_A_DIRECTORY;
 	}
 
-	status = smbd_calculate_access_mask(conn, smb_dname, dir_existed,
+	status = smbd_calculate_access_mask(conn, smb_dname,
 					    access_mask, &access_mask);
 	if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
 		DEBUG(10, ("open_directory: smbd_calculate_access_mask "
diff --git a/source3/smbd/smb2_create.c b/source3/smbd/smb2_create.c
index 6218592e3e7..5f834cd1dd1 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/smb2_create.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/smb2_create.c
@@ -745,11 +745,6 @@ static struct tevent_req *smbd_smb2_create_send(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 
 				status = smbd_calculate_access_mask(smb1req->conn,
 							result->fsp_name,
-							/*
-							 * at this stage
-							 * it exists
-							 */
-							true,
 							SEC_FLAG_MAXIMUM_ALLOWED,
 							&max_access_granted);