diff --git a/fs/fuse/dir.c b/fs/fuse/dir.c
index ecaec0fea3a1..d9dffc326a26 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dir.c
@@ -1417,34 +1417,9 @@ int fuse_reverse_inval_entry(struct fuse_conn *fc, u64 parent_nodeid,
 		d_invalidate(entry);
 	fuse_invalidate_entry_cache(entry);
 
-	if (child_nodeid != 0 && d_really_is_positive(entry)) {
-		inode_lock(d_inode(entry));
-		if (get_node_id(d_inode(entry)) != child_nodeid) {
-			err = -ENOENT;
-			goto badentry;
-		}
-		if (d_mountpoint(entry)) {
-			err = -EBUSY;
-			goto badentry;
-		}
-		if (d_is_dir(entry)) {
-			shrink_dcache_parent(entry);
-			if (!simple_empty(entry)) {
-				err = -ENOTEMPTY;
-				goto badentry;
-			}
-			d_inode(entry)->i_flags |= S_DEAD;
-		}
-		dont_mount(entry);
-		clear_nlink(d_inode(entry));
-		err = 0;
- badentry:
-		inode_unlock(d_inode(entry));
-		if (!err)
-			d_delete(entry);
-	} else {
-		err = 0;
-	}
+	err = 0;
+	if (child_nodeid != 0 && get_node_id(d_inode(entry)) != child_nodeid)
+		err = -ENOENT;
 	dput(entry);
 
  unlock: