diff --git a/fs/orangefs/inode.c b/fs/orangefs/inode.c
index 4a350ec..a456252 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/inode.c
@@ -365,16 +365,8 @@
 static int orangefs_set_inode(struct inode *inode, void *data)
 {
 	struct orangefs_object_kref *ref = (struct orangefs_object_kref *) data;
-	struct orangefs_inode_s *orangefs_inode = NULL;
-
-	/* Make sure that we have sane parameters */
-	if (!data || !inode)
-		return 0;
-	orangefs_inode = ORANGEFS_I(inode);
-	if (!orangefs_inode)
-		return 0;
-	orangefs_inode->refn.fs_id = ref->fs_id;
-	orangefs_inode->refn.khandle = ref->khandle;
+	ORANGEFS_I(inode)->refn.fs_id = ref->fs_id;
+	ORANGEFS_I(inode)->refn.khandle = ref->khandle;
 	return 0;
 }