diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
index 4cd78ef4c95c..6722fe52ea15 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsproc.c
@@ -251,9 +251,6 @@ nfsd_proc_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct nfsd_createargs *argp,
 
 	/* Check for NFSD_MAY_WRITE in nfsd_create if necessary */
 
-	nfserr = nfserr_acces;
-	if (!argp->len)
-		goto done;
 	nfserr = nfserr_exist;
 	if (isdotent(argp->name, argp->len))
 		goto done;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index fda4f86161f8..fba8e7e521e0 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -1154,9 +1154,6 @@ nfsd_create(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	__be32		err2;
 	int		host_err;
 
-	err = nfserr_perm;
-	if (!flen)
-		goto out;
 	err = nfserr_exist;
 	if (isdotent(fname, flen))
 		goto out;