1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/orangefs/file.c b/fs/orangefs/file.c
index 80f06ee794c5..86f63e014ffb 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/file.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/file.c
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ populate_shared_memory:
          */
         if (ret == -EAGAIN && op_state_purged(new_op)) {
                 orangefs_bufmap_put(buffer_index);
-                buffer_index = -1;
                 if (type == ORANGEFS_IO_WRITE)
                         iov_iter_revert(iter, total_size);
                 gossip_debug(GOSSIP_FILE_DEBUG,
@@ -262,7 +261,6 @@ out:
                                 "%s(%pU): PUT buffer_index %d\n",
                                 __func__, handle, buffer_index);
                 }
-                buffer_index = -1;
         }
         op_release(new_op);
         return ret;