diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 7016eaadf5554071cb2d1a45f60b7434ed8b1d94..5ee283eb9660b8f27bf7360dee0182e425995dbe 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -8870,8 +8870,6 @@ static int _nfs4_proc_exchange_id(struct nfs_client *clp, const struct cred *cre
 	/* Save the EXCHANGE_ID verifier session trunk tests */
 	memcpy(clp->cl_confirm.data, argp->verifier.data,
 	       sizeof(clp->cl_confirm.data));
-	if (resp->flags & EXCHGID4_FLAG_USE_PNFS_DS)
-		set_bit(NFS_CS_DS, &clp->cl_flags);
 out:
 	trace_nfs4_exchange_id(clp, status);
 	rpc_put_task(task);