diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
index 5fc61c8..13b6cfd 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
@@ -739,15 +739,11 @@
 	char		*attr = (char *)name;
 	attrnames_t	*namesp;
 	int		xflags = 0;
-	int		error;
 
 	namesp = attr_lookup_namespace(attr, attr_namespaces, ATTR_NAMECOUNT);
 	if (!namesp)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	attr += namesp->attr_namelen;
-	error = namesp->attr_capable(vp, NULL);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
 
 	/* Convert Linux syscall to XFS internal ATTR flags */
 	if (flags & XATTR_CREATE)
@@ -769,15 +765,11 @@
 	char		*attr = (char *)name;
 	attrnames_t	*namesp;
 	int		xflags = 0;
-	ssize_t		error;
 
 	namesp = attr_lookup_namespace(attr, attr_namespaces, ATTR_NAMECOUNT);
 	if (!namesp)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	attr += namesp->attr_namelen;
-	error = namesp->attr_capable(vp, NULL);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
 
 	/* Convert Linux syscall to XFS internal ATTR flags */
 	if (!size) {
@@ -817,15 +809,12 @@
 	char		*attr = (char *)name;
 	attrnames_t	*namesp;
 	int		xflags = 0;
-	int		error;
 
 	namesp = attr_lookup_namespace(attr, attr_namespaces, ATTR_NAMECOUNT);
 	if (!namesp)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	attr += namesp->attr_namelen;
-	error = namesp->attr_capable(vp, NULL);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
+
 	xflags |= namesp->attr_flag;
 	return namesp->attr_remove(vp, attr, xflags);
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c
index df151a8..86d8619 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c
@@ -2622,43 +2622,6 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/*
- * Some checks to prevent people abusing EAs to get over quota:
- * - Don't allow modifying user EAs on devices/symlinks;
- * - Don't allow modifying user EAs if sticky bit set;
- */
-STATIC int
-attr_user_capable(
-	bhv_vnode_t	*vp,
-	cred_t		*cred)
-{
-	struct inode	*inode = vn_to_inode(vp);
-
-	if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode) || IS_APPEND(inode))
-		return -EPERM;
-	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) && !S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) &&
-	    !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-		return -EPERM;
-	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) && (inode->i_mode & S_ISVTX) &&
-	    (current_fsuid(cred) != inode->i_uid) && !capable(CAP_FOWNER))
-		return -EPERM;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-STATIC int
-attr_trusted_capable(
-	bhv_vnode_t	*vp,
-	cred_t		*cred)
-{
-	struct inode	*inode = vn_to_inode(vp);
-
-	if (IS_IMMUTABLE(inode) || IS_APPEND(inode))
-		return -EPERM;
-	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-		return -EPERM;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 STATIC int
 attr_system_set(
 	bhv_vnode_t *vp, char *name, void *data, size_t size, int xflags)
@@ -2709,7 +2672,6 @@
 	.attr_get	= attr_system_get,
 	.attr_set	= attr_system_set,
 	.attr_remove	= attr_system_remove,
-	.attr_capable	= (attrcapable_t)fs_noerr,
 };
 
 struct attrnames attr_trusted = {
@@ -2719,7 +2681,6 @@
 	.attr_get	= attr_generic_get,
 	.attr_set	= attr_generic_set,
 	.attr_remove	= attr_generic_remove,
-	.attr_capable	= attr_trusted_capable,
 };
 
 struct attrnames attr_secure = {
@@ -2729,7 +2690,6 @@
 	.attr_get	= attr_generic_get,
 	.attr_set	= attr_generic_set,
 	.attr_remove	= attr_generic_remove,
-	.attr_capable	= (attrcapable_t)fs_noerr,
 };
 
 struct attrnames attr_user = {
@@ -2738,7 +2698,6 @@
 	.attr_get	= attr_generic_get,
 	.attr_set	= attr_generic_set,
 	.attr_remove	= attr_generic_remove,
-	.attr_capable	= attr_user_capable,
 };
 
 struct attrnames *attr_namespaces[] =
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.h
index 6cfc938..9b96d17 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 typedef int (*attrget_t)(bhv_vnode_t *, char *, void *, size_t, int);
 typedef int (*attrremove_t)(bhv_vnode_t *, char *, int);
 typedef int (*attrexists_t)(bhv_vnode_t *);
-typedef int (*attrcapable_t)(bhv_vnode_t *, struct cred *);
 
 typedef struct attrnames {
 	char *		attr_name;
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@
 	attrset_t	attr_set;
 	attrremove_t	attr_remove;
 	attrexists_t	attr_exists;
-	attrcapable_t	attr_capable;
 } attrnames_t;
 
 #define ATTR_NAMECOUNT	4