diff --git a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
index d39175cdf1b1..40162d5554ea 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/cifssmb.c
@@ -5829,38 +5829,6 @@ CIFSSMBSetFileDisposition(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int
-CIFSSMBSetPathInfoFB(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
-		     const char *fileName, const FILE_BASIC_INFO *data,
-		     const struct nls_table *nls_codepage,
-		     struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb)
-{
-	int oplock = 0;
-	struct cifs_open_parms oparms;
-	struct cifs_fid fid;
-	int rc;
-
-	oparms = (struct cifs_open_parms) {
-		.tcon = tcon,
-		.cifs_sb = cifs_sb,
-		.desired_access = GENERIC_WRITE,
-		.create_options = cifs_create_options(cifs_sb, 0),
-		.disposition = FILE_OPEN,
-		.path = fileName,
-		.fid = &fid,
-	};
-
-	rc = CIFS_open(xid, &oparms, &oplock, NULL);
-	if (rc)
-		goto out;
-
-	rc = CIFSSMBSetFileInfo(xid, tcon, data, fid.netfid, current->tgid);
-	CIFSSMBClose(xid, tcon, fid.netfid);
-out:
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
 int
 CIFSSMBSetPathInfo(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 		   const char *fileName, const FILE_BASIC_INFO *data,
@@ -5939,10 +5907,6 @@ CIFSSMBSetPathInfo(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_tcon *tcon,
 	if (rc == -EAGAIN)
 		goto SetTimesRetry;
 
-	if (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP)
-		return CIFSSMBSetPathInfoFB(xid, tcon, fileName, data,
-					    nls_codepage, cifs_sb);
-
 	return rc;
 }