diff --git a/fs/lockd/clntproc.c b/fs/lockd/clntproc.c
index 816333c..1455240 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/clntproc.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/clntproc.c
@@ -222,8 +222,7 @@
 			goto done;
 		}
 		clnt->cl_softrtry = nfssrv->client->cl_softrtry;
-		clnt->cl_intr     = nfssrv->client->cl_intr;
-		clnt->cl_chatty   = nfssrv->client->cl_chatty;
+		clnt->cl_intr = nfssrv->client->cl_intr;
 	}
 
 	/* Keep the old signal mask */
diff --git a/fs/lockd/mon.c b/fs/lockd/mon.c
index 2d144ab..0edc03e 100644
--- a/fs/lockd/mon.c
+++ b/fs/lockd/mon.c
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@
 	if (IS_ERR(clnt))
 		goto out_err;
 	clnt->cl_softrtry = 1;
-	clnt->cl_chatty   = 1;
 	clnt->cl_oneshot  = 1;
 	return clnt;
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 648cb1a..4625479 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@
 
 	clnt->cl_intr     = 1;
 	clnt->cl_softrtry = 1;
-	clnt->cl_chatty   = 1;
 
 	return clnt;
 
@@ -1838,7 +1837,6 @@
 		}
 		clnt->cl_intr     = 1;
 		clnt->cl_softrtry = 1;
-		clnt->cl_chatty   = 1;
 		clp->cl_rpcclient = clnt;
 		memcpy(clp->cl_ipaddr, server->ip_addr, sizeof(clp->cl_ipaddr));
 		nfs_idmap_new(clp);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/mount_clnt.c b/fs/nfs/mount_clnt.c
index 0e82617..db99b8f 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/mount_clnt.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/mount_clnt.c
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@
 				RPC_AUTH_UNIX);
 	if (!IS_ERR(clnt)) {
 		clnt->cl_softrtry = 1;
-		clnt->cl_chatty   = 1;
 		clnt->cl_oneshot  = 1;
 		clnt->cl_intr = 1;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
index cf92008..d828662 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4callback.c
@@ -431,7 +431,6 @@
 	}
 	clnt->cl_intr = 0;
 	clnt->cl_softrtry = 1;
-	clnt->cl_chatty = 1;
 
 	/* Kick rpciod, put the call on the wire. */
 
diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
index 3d605765..f147e6b 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/clnt.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 
 	unsigned int		cl_softrtry : 1,/* soft timeouts */
 				cl_intr     : 1,/* interruptible */
-				cl_chatty   : 1,/* be verbose */
 				cl_autobind : 1,/* use getport() */
 				cl_oneshot  : 1,/* dispose after use */
 				cl_dead     : 1;/* abandoned */
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 2789d30..5530ac8 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -957,8 +957,7 @@
 		rpc_exit(task, status);
 		break;
 	default:
-		if (clnt->cl_chatty)
-			printk("%s: RPC call returned error %d\n",
+		printk("%s: RPC call returned error %d\n",
 			       clnt->cl_protname, -status);
 		rpc_exit(task, status);
 		break;
@@ -993,14 +992,13 @@
 
 	dprintk("RPC: %4d call_timeout (major)\n", task->tk_pid);
 	if (RPC_IS_SOFT(task)) {
-		if (clnt->cl_chatty)
-			printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: server %s not responding, timed out\n",
+		printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: server %s not responding, timed out\n",
 				clnt->cl_protname, clnt->cl_server);
 		rpc_exit(task, -EIO);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (clnt->cl_chatty && !(task->tk_flags & RPC_CALL_MAJORSEEN)) {
+	if (!(task->tk_flags & RPC_CALL_MAJORSEEN)) {
 		task->tk_flags |= RPC_CALL_MAJORSEEN;
 		printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: server %s not responding, still trying\n",
 			clnt->cl_protname, clnt->cl_server);
@@ -1027,7 +1025,7 @@
 	dprintk("RPC: %4d call_decode (status %d)\n", 
 				task->tk_pid, task->tk_status);
 
-	if (clnt->cl_chatty && (task->tk_flags & RPC_CALL_MAJORSEEN)) {
+	if (task->tk_flags & RPC_CALL_MAJORSEEN) {
 		printk(KERN_NOTICE "%s: server %s OK\n",
 			clnt->cl_protname, clnt->cl_server);
 		task->tk_flags &= ~RPC_CALL_MAJORSEEN;
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/pmap_clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/pmap_clnt.c
index 0935adb..8139ce6 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/pmap_clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/pmap_clnt.c
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@
 				RPC_AUTH_UNIX);
 	if (!IS_ERR(clnt)) {
 		clnt->cl_softrtry = 1;
-		clnt->cl_chatty   = 1;
 		clnt->cl_oneshot  = 1;
 	}
 	return clnt;