diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
index d07f13a63369..37f5a41cc50c 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsglob.h
@@ -948,7 +948,6 @@ struct cifs_tcon {
 	bool use_persistent:1; /* use persistent instead of durable handles */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CIFS_SMB2
 	bool print:1;		/* set if connection to printer share */
-	bool bad_network_name:1; /* set if ret status STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME */
 	__le32 capabilities;
 	__u32 share_flags;
 	__u32 maximal_access;
diff --git a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
index d09e98bb8584..1bd5d3033fc8 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/smb2pdu.c
@@ -1171,9 +1171,6 @@ SMB2_tcon(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses, const char *tree,
 	else
 		return -EIO;
 
-	if (tcon && tcon->bad_network_name)
-		return -ENOENT;
-
 	unc_path = kmalloc(MAX_SHARENAME_LENGTH * 2, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unc_path == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1277,8 +1274,6 @@ SMB2_tcon(const unsigned int xid, struct cifs_ses *ses, const char *tree,
 tcon_error_exit:
 	if (rsp->hdr.sync_hdr.Status == STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME) {
 		cifs_dbg(VFS, "BAD_NETWORK_NAME: %s\n", tree);
-		if (tcon)
-			tcon->bad_network_name = true;
 	}
 	goto tcon_exit;
 }