diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index b775366a0a6..3bf8a9d7f21 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -1106,31 +1106,14 @@ nfsd4_decode_setclientid_confirm(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_s
 static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_verify(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_verify *verify)
 {
-#if 0
-	struct nfsd4_compoundargs save = {
-		.p = argp->p,
-		.end = argp->end,
-		.rqstp = argp->rqstp,
-	};
-	u32             ve_bmval[2];
-	struct iattr    ve_iattr;           /* request */
-	struct nfs4_acl *ve_acl;            /* request */
-#endif
 	DECODE_HEAD;
 
 	if ((status = nfsd4_decode_bitmap(argp, verify->ve_bmval)))
 		goto out;
 
 	/* For convenience's sake, we compare raw xdr'd attributes in
-	 * nfsd4_proc_verify; however we still decode here just to return
-	 * correct error in case of bad xdr. */
-#if 0
-	status = nfsd4_decode_fattr(ve_bmval, &ve_iattr, &ve_acl);
-	if (status == nfserr_inval) {
-		status = nfserrno(status);
-		goto out;
-	}
-#endif
+	 * nfsd4_proc_verify */
+
 	READ_BUF(4);
 	READ32(verify->ve_attrlen);
 	READ_BUF(verify->ve_attrlen);