diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
index af1ecb19121e9e8569c0ee907652405575d882c8..6622d46ddec3890c0356dab26fbff448436584d7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ xfs_attr_get(
 	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	if (!xfs_inode_hasattr(ip))
-		return -ENOATTR;
-
 	error = xfs_attr_args_init(&args, ip, name, flags);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
@@ -392,9 +389,6 @@ xfs_attr_remove(
 	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(dp->i_mount))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	if (!xfs_inode_hasattr(dp))
-		return -ENOATTR;
-
 	error = xfs_attr_args_init(&args, dp, name, flags);
 	if (error)
 		return error;