nfs4_lock_state();
 
        if (lock->lk_is_new) {
-               /*
-                * Client indicates that this is a new lockowner.
-                * Use open owner and open stateid to create lock owner and
-                * lock stateid.
-                */
                struct nfs4_ol_stateid *open_stp = NULL;
 
                if (nfsd4_has_session(cstate))
                        goto out;
                status = lookup_or_create_lock_state(cstate, open_stp, lock,
                                                        &lock_stp, &new_state);
-               if (status)
-                       goto out;
-       } else {
-               /* lock (lock owner + lock stateid) already exists */
+       } else
                status = nfs4_preprocess_seqid_op(cstate,
                                       lock->lk_old_lock_seqid,
                                       &lock->lk_old_lock_stateid,
                                       NFS4_LOCK_STID, &lock_stp);
-               if (status)
-                       goto out;
-       }
+       if (status)
+               goto out;
        lock_sop = lockowner(lock_stp->st_stateowner);
 
        lkflg = setlkflg(lock->lk_type);