diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
index 69cd0f1..045c908 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs3proc.c
@@ -193,11 +193,9 @@ nfsd3_proc_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd3_writeargs *argp,
 
 	fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh);
 	resp->committed = argp->stable;
-	nfserr = nfsd_write(rqstp, &resp->fh, NULL,
-				   argp->offset,
-				   rqstp->rq_vec, argp->vlen,
-				   &cnt,
-				   resp->committed);
+	nfserr = nfsd_write(rqstp, &resp->fh, argp->offset,
+				rqstp->rq_vec, argp->vlen,
+				&cnt, resp->committed);
 	resp->count = cnt;
 	RETURN_STATUS(nfserr);
 }
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
index f157c7e..fa82b77 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
@@ -210,11 +210,8 @@ nfsd_proc_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_writeargs *argp,
 		SVCFH_fmt(&argp->fh),
 		argp->len, argp->offset);
 
-	nfserr = nfsd_write(rqstp, fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh), NULL,
-				   argp->offset,
-				   rqstp->rq_vec, argp->vlen,
-			           &cnt,
-				   NFS_DATA_SYNC);
+	nfserr = nfsd_write(rqstp, fh_copy(&resp->fh, &argp->fh), argp->offset,
+				rqstp->rq_vec, argp->vlen, &cnt, NFS_DATA_SYNC);
 	return nfsd_return_attrs(nfserr, resp);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index 1bedb2b..2dd633f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1011,35 +1011,22 @@ __be32 nfsd_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
  * N.B. After this call fhp needs an fh_put
  */
 __be32
-nfsd_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
-		loff_t offset, struct kvec *vec, int vlen, unsigned long *cnt,
-		int stable)
+nfsd_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, loff_t offset,
+	   struct kvec *vec, int vlen, unsigned long *cnt, int stable)
 {
-	__be32			err = 0;
+	struct file *file = NULL;
+	__be32 err = 0;
 
 	trace_write_start(rqstp, fhp, offset, vlen);
 
-	if (file) {
-		err = nfsd_permission(rqstp, fhp->fh_export, fhp->fh_dentry,
-				NFSD_MAY_WRITE|NFSD_MAY_OWNER_OVERRIDE);
-		if (err)
-			goto out;
-		trace_write_opened(rqstp, fhp, offset, vlen);
-		err = nfsd_vfs_write(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, vec, vlen, cnt,
-				stable);
-		trace_write_io_done(rqstp, fhp, offset, vlen);
-	} else {
-		err = nfsd_open(rqstp, fhp, S_IFREG, NFSD_MAY_WRITE, &file);
-		if (err)
-			goto out;
+	err = nfsd_open(rqstp, fhp, S_IFREG, NFSD_MAY_WRITE, &file);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
 
-		trace_write_opened(rqstp, fhp, offset, vlen);
-		if (cnt)
-			err = nfsd_vfs_write(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, vec, vlen,
-					     cnt, stable);
-		trace_write_io_done(rqstp, fhp, offset, vlen);
-		fput(file);
-	}
+	trace_write_opened(rqstp, fhp, offset, vlen);
+	err = nfsd_vfs_write(rqstp, fhp, file, offset, vec, vlen, cnt, stable);
+	trace_write_io_done(rqstp, fhp, offset, vlen);
+	fput(file);
 out:
 	trace_write_done(rqstp, fhp, offset, vlen);
 	return err;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
index 8458d8c..db98c48 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.h
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ __be32		nfsd_readv(struct file *, loff_t, struct kvec *, int,
 				unsigned long *);
 __be32 		nfsd_read(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,
 				loff_t, struct kvec *, int, unsigned long *);
-__be32 		nfsd_write(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *,struct file *,
-				loff_t, struct kvec *,int, unsigned long *, int);
+__be32 		nfsd_write(struct svc_rqst *, struct svc_fh *, loff_t,
+				struct kvec *, int, unsigned long *, int);
 __be32		nfsd_vfs_write(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 				struct file *file, loff_t offset,
 				struct kvec *vec, int vlen, unsigned long *cnt,