return NULL;
 }
 
-static void ff_layout_mark_devid_invalid(struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg,
-               struct nfs4_deviceid_node *devid)
-{
-       nfs4_mark_deviceid_unavailable(devid);
-       if (!ff_layout_has_available_ds(lseg))
-               pnfs_error_mark_layout_for_return(lseg->pls_layout->plh_inode,
-                               lseg);
-}
-
 static bool ff_layout_mirror_valid(struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg,
                                   struct nfs4_ff_layout_mirror *mirror,
                                   bool create)
        if (IS_ERR(mirror->mirror_ds))
                goto outerr;
 
-       if (mirror->mirror_ds->ds == NULL) {
-               struct nfs4_deviceid_node *devid;
-               devid = &mirror->mirror_ds->id_node;
-               ff_layout_mark_devid_invalid(lseg, devid);
-               return false;
-       }
        return true;
 outerr:
        return false;