diff --git a/fs/afs/inode.c b/fs/afs/inode.c
index 3f48458694ba..a88995629d72 100644
--- a/fs/afs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/afs/inode.c
@@ -566,7 +566,6 @@ struct inode *afs_root_iget(struct super_block *sb, struct key *key)
 
 	vnode = AFS_FS_I(inode);
 	vnode->cb_v_check = atomic_read(&as->volume->cb_v_break);
-	afs_set_netfs_context(vnode);
 
 	op = afs_alloc_operation(key, as->volume);
 	if (IS_ERR(op)) {