spin_lock(&ino->i_lock);
        lo = nfsi->layout;
-       if (!lo || pnfs_test_layout_returned(lo)) {
+       if (!lo) {
                spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
                dprintk("NFS: %s no layout to return\n", __func__);
                goto out;
                goto out;
        }
        lo->plh_block_lgets++;
-       pnfs_mark_layout_returned(lo);
        spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
        pnfs_free_lseg_list(&tmp_list);
 
                status = -ENOMEM;
                pnfs_layout_io_set_failed(lo, IOMODE_RW);
                pnfs_layout_io_set_failed(lo, IOMODE_READ);
-               pnfs_clear_layout_returned(lo);
                pnfs_put_layout_hdr(lo);
                goto out;
        }
        if (list_empty(&lo->plh_segs))
                first = true;
 
-       /* Enable LAYOUTRETURNs */
-       pnfs_clear_layout_returned(lo);
-
        spin_unlock(&ino->i_lock);
        if (first) {
                /* The lo must be on the clp list if there is any
 
        NFS_LAYOUT_RW_FAILED,           /* get rw layout failed stop trying */
        NFS_LAYOUT_BULK_RECALL,         /* bulk recall affecting layout */
        NFS_LAYOUT_ROC,                 /* some lseg had roc bit set */
-       NFS_LAYOUT_RETURNED,            /* layout has already been returned */
 };
 
 enum layoutdriver_policy_flags {
 bool nfs4_test_deviceid_unavailable(struct nfs4_deviceid_node *node);
 void nfs4_deviceid_purge_client(const struct nfs_client *);
 
-static inline void
-pnfs_mark_layout_returned(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)
-{
-       set_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_RETURNED, &lo->plh_flags);
-}
-
-static inline void
-pnfs_clear_layout_returned(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)
-{
-       clear_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_RETURNED, &lo->plh_flags);
-}
-
-static inline bool
-pnfs_test_layout_returned(struct pnfs_layout_hdr *lo)
-{
-       return test_bit(NFS_LAYOUT_RETURNED, &lo->plh_flags);
-}
-
 static inline struct pnfs_layout_segment *
 pnfs_get_lseg(struct pnfs_layout_segment *lseg)
 {