diff --git a/fs/orangefs/file.c b/fs/orangefs/file.c
index 173e6ea57a47..af375e049aae 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/file.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/file.c
@@ -645,16 +645,8 @@ static int orangefs_flush(struct file *file, fl_owner_t id)
 	 * on an explicit fsync call.  This duplicates historical OrangeFS
 	 * behavior.
 	 */
-	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 	int r;
 
-	if (inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_TIME) {
-		spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-		inode->i_state &= ~I_DIRTY_TIME;
-		spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
-		mark_inode_dirty_sync(inode);
-	}
-
 	r = filemap_write_and_wait_range(file->f_mapping, 0, LLONG_MAX);
 	if (r > 0)
 		return 0;