diff --git a/fs/stack.c b/fs/stack.c
index 67716f6..0e20e43 100644
--- a/fs/stack.c
+++ b/fs/stack.c
@@ -14,11 +14,8 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsstack_copy_inode_size);
 
-/* copy all attributes; get_nlinks is optional way to override the i_nlink
- * copying
- */
-void fsstack_copy_attr_all(struct inode *dest, const struct inode *src,
-				int (*get_nlinks)(struct inode *))
+/* copy all attributes */
+void fsstack_copy_attr_all(struct inode *dest, const struct inode *src)
 {
 	dest->i_mode = src->i_mode;
 	dest->i_uid = src->i_uid;
@@ -29,14 +26,6 @@
 	dest->i_ctime = src->i_ctime;
 	dest->i_blkbits = src->i_blkbits;
 	dest->i_flags = src->i_flags;
-
-	/*
-	 * Update the nlinks AFTER updating the above fields, because the
-	 * get_links callback may depend on them.
-	 */
-	if (!get_nlinks)
-		dest->i_nlink = src->i_nlink;
-	else
-		dest->i_nlink = (*get_nlinks)(dest);
+	dest->i_nlink = src->i_nlink;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsstack_copy_attr_all);