diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index f82cfe843b99..3c651cbcf897 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1248,13 +1248,6 @@ out_err:
 	return status;
 }
 
-static void
-nfsd4_interssc_disconnect(struct vfsmount *ss_mnt)
-{
-	nfs_do_sb_deactive(ss_mnt->mnt_sb);
-	mntput(ss_mnt);
-}
-
 /*
  * Verify COPY destination stateid.
  *
@@ -1325,11 +1318,6 @@ nfsd4_cleanup_inter_ssc(struct vfsmount *ss_mnt, struct nfsd_file *src,
 {
 }
 
-static void
-nfsd4_interssc_disconnect(struct vfsmount *ss_mnt)
-{
-}
-
 static struct file *nfs42_ssc_open(struct vfsmount *ss_mnt,
 				   struct nfs_fh *src_fh,
 				   nfs4_stateid *stateid)
@@ -1471,14 +1459,14 @@ static int nfsd4_do_async_copy(void *data)
 		copy->nf_src = kzalloc(sizeof(struct nfsd_file), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!copy->nf_src) {
 			copy->nfserr = nfserr_serverfault;
-			nfsd4_interssc_disconnect(copy->ss_mnt);
+			/* ss_mnt will be unmounted by the laundromat */
 			goto do_callback;
 		}
 		copy->nf_src->nf_file = nfs42_ssc_open(copy->ss_mnt, &copy->c_fh,
 					      &copy->stateid);
 		if (IS_ERR(copy->nf_src->nf_file)) {
 			copy->nfserr = nfserr_offload_denied;
-			nfsd4_interssc_disconnect(copy->ss_mnt);
+			/* ss_mnt will be unmounted by the laundromat */
 			goto do_callback;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1561,8 +1549,10 @@ out_err:
 	if (async_copy)
 		cleanup_async_copy(async_copy);
 	status = nfserrno(-ENOMEM);
-	if (!copy->cp_intra)
-		nfsd4_interssc_disconnect(copy->ss_mnt);
+	/*
+	 * source's vfsmount of inter-copy will be unmounted
+	 * by the laundromat
+	 */
 	goto out;
 }