diff --git a/fs/gfs2/dentry.c b/fs/gfs2/dentry.c
index bb7907bde3d8..6798755b3858 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/dentry.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/dentry.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static int gfs2_drevalidate(struct dentry *dentry, struct nameidata *nd)
 		ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	}
 
-	if (sdp->sd_args.ar_localcaching)
+	if (sdp->sd_lockstruct.ls_ops->lm_mount == NULL)
 		goto valid;
 
 	had_lock = (gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(dip->i_gl) != NULL);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index c8a2db1bfe65..2990a0a57e61 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -417,7 +417,6 @@ struct gfs2_args {
 	char ar_hostdata[GFS2_LOCKNAME_LEN];	/* Host specific data */
 	unsigned int ar_spectator:1;		/* Don't get a journal */
 	unsigned int ar_localflocks:1;		/* Let the VFS do flock|fcntl */
-	unsigned int ar_localcaching:1;		/* Local caching */
 	unsigned int ar_debug:1;		/* Oops on errors */
 	unsigned int ar_upgrade:1;		/* Upgrade ondisk format */
 	unsigned int ar_posix_acl:1;		/* Enable posix acls */
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 5b5c87dfbfee..558bba493cc4 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -1022,7 +1022,6 @@ static int gfs2_lm_mount(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, int silent)
 	if (!strcmp("lock_nolock", proto)) {
 		lm = &nolock_ops;
 		sdp->sd_args.ar_localflocks = 1;
-		sdp->sd_args.ar_localcaching = 1;
 #ifdef CONFIG_GFS2_FS_LOCKING_DLM
 	} else if (!strcmp("lock_dlm", proto)) {
 		lm = &gfs2_dlm_ops;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 06a4a7e8cf7c..e78de8bf2728 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ int gfs2_mount_args(struct gfs2_args *args, char *options)
 			args->ar_localflocks = 1;
 			break;
 		case Opt_localcaching:
-			args->ar_localcaching = 1;
+			/* Retained for backwards compat only */
 			break;
 		case Opt_debug:
 			if (args->ar_errors == GFS2_ERRORS_PANIC) {
@@ -1129,7 +1129,6 @@ static int gfs2_remount_fs(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 	/* Some flags must not be changed */
 	if (args_neq(&args, &sdp->sd_args, spectator) ||
 	    args_neq(&args, &sdp->sd_args, localflocks) ||
-	    args_neq(&args, &sdp->sd_args, localcaching) ||
 	    args_neq(&args, &sdp->sd_args, meta))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1234,8 +1233,6 @@ static int gfs2_show_options(struct seq_file *s, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 		seq_printf(s, ",spectator");
 	if (args->ar_localflocks)
 		seq_printf(s, ",localflocks");
-	if (args->ar_localcaching)
-		seq_printf(s, ",localcaching");
 	if (args->ar_debug)
 		seq_printf(s, ",debug");
 	if (args->ar_upgrade)