diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 7f650fa47006..45ee6b12ce5b 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -3311,16 +3311,6 @@ nfsd4_encode_fattr(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (bmval2 & FATTR4_WORD2_CHANGE_ATTR_TYPE) {
-		p = xdr_reserve_space(xdr, 4);
-		if (!p)
-			goto out_resource;
-		if (IS_I_VERSION(d_inode(dentry)))
-			*p++ = cpu_to_be32(NFS4_CHANGE_TYPE_IS_MONOTONIC_INCR);
-		else
-			*p++ = cpu_to_be32(NFS4_CHANGE_TYPE_IS_TIME_METADATA);
-	}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4_SECURITY_LABEL
 	if (bmval2 & FATTR4_WORD2_SECURITY_LABEL) {
 		status = nfsd4_encode_security_label(xdr, rqstp, context,
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
index 7907de3f2ee6..d63cf8196fed 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfsd.h
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ void		nfsd_lockd_shutdown(void);
 
 #define NFSD4_2_SUPPORTED_ATTRS_WORD2 \
 	(NFSD4_1_SUPPORTED_ATTRS_WORD2 | \
-	FATTR4_WORD2_CHANGE_ATTR_TYPE | \
 	FATTR4_WORD2_MODE_UMASK | \
 	NFSD4_2_SECURITY_ATTRS | \
 	FATTR4_WORD2_XATTR_SUPPORT)
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs4.h b/include/linux/nfs4.h
index 9dc7eeac924f..5b4c67c91f56 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs4.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs4.h
@@ -385,13 +385,6 @@ enum lock_type4 {
 	NFS4_WRITEW_LT = 4
 };
 
-enum change_attr_type4 {
-	NFS4_CHANGE_TYPE_IS_MONOTONIC_INCR = 0,
-	NFS4_CHANGE_TYPE_IS_VERSION_COUNTER = 1,
-	NFS4_CHANGE_TYPE_IS_VERSION_COUNTER_NOPNFS = 2,
-	NFS4_CHANGE_TYPE_IS_TIME_METADATA = 3,
-	NFS4_CHANGE_TYPE_IS_UNDEFINED = 4
-};
 
 /* Mandatory Attributes */
 #define FATTR4_WORD0_SUPPORTED_ATTRS    (1UL << 0)
@@ -459,7 +452,6 @@ enum change_attr_type4 {
 #define FATTR4_WORD2_LAYOUT_BLKSIZE     (1UL << 1)
 #define FATTR4_WORD2_MDSTHRESHOLD       (1UL << 4)
 #define FATTR4_WORD2_CLONE_BLKSIZE	(1UL << 13)
-#define FATTR4_WORD2_CHANGE_ATTR_TYPE	(1UL << 15)
 #define FATTR4_WORD2_SECURITY_LABEL     (1UL << 16)
 #define FATTR4_WORD2_MODE_UMASK		(1UL << 17)
 #define FATTR4_WORD2_XATTR_SUPPORT	(1UL << 18)