diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 1d24fff2709c..55b18c145390 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -1068,14 +1068,6 @@ nfsd4_decode_putfh(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_putfh *putfh)
 	DECODE_TAIL;
 }
 
-static __be32
-nfsd4_decode_putpubfh(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, void *p)
-{
-	if (argp->minorversion == 0)
-		return nfs_ok;
-	return nfserr_notsupp;
-}
-
 static __be32
 nfsd4_decode_read(struct nfsd4_compoundargs *argp, struct nfsd4_read *read)
 {
@@ -1825,7 +1817,7 @@ static const nfsd4_dec nfsd4_dec_ops[] = {
 	[OP_OPEN_CONFIRM]	= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_open_confirm,
 	[OP_OPEN_DOWNGRADE]	= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_open_downgrade,
 	[OP_PUTFH]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_putfh,
-	[OP_PUTPUBFH]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_putpubfh,
+	[OP_PUTPUBFH]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_noop,
 	[OP_PUTROOTFH]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_noop,
 	[OP_READ]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_read,
 	[OP_READDIR]		= (nfsd4_dec)nfsd4_decode_readdir,