diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.c b/fs/ceph/super.c
index aa06a8c24792..280311e36a17 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ enum {
 	Opt_rasize,
 	Opt_caps_wanted_delay_min,
 	Opt_caps_wanted_delay_max,
-	Opt_cap_release_safety,
 	Opt_readdir_max_entries,
 	Opt_readdir_max_bytes,
 	Opt_congestion_kb,
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ static match_table_t fsopt_tokens = {
 	{Opt_rasize, "rasize=%d"},
 	{Opt_caps_wanted_delay_min, "caps_wanted_delay_min=%d"},
 	{Opt_caps_wanted_delay_max, "caps_wanted_delay_max=%d"},
-	{Opt_cap_release_safety, "cap_release_safety=%d"},
 	{Opt_readdir_max_entries, "readdir_max_entries=%d"},
 	{Opt_readdir_max_bytes, "readdir_max_bytes=%d"},
 	{Opt_congestion_kb, "write_congestion_kb=%d"},
@@ -402,7 +400,6 @@ static int parse_mount_options(struct ceph_mount_options **pfsopt,
 
 	fsopt->caps_wanted_delay_min = CEPH_CAPS_WANTED_DELAY_MIN_DEFAULT;
 	fsopt->caps_wanted_delay_max = CEPH_CAPS_WANTED_DELAY_MAX_DEFAULT;
-	fsopt->cap_release_safety = CEPH_CAP_RELEASE_SAFETY_DEFAULT;
 	fsopt->max_readdir = CEPH_MAX_READDIR_DEFAULT;
 	fsopt->max_readdir_bytes = CEPH_MAX_READDIR_BYTES_DEFAULT;
 	fsopt->congestion_kb = default_congestion_kb();
@@ -520,9 +517,6 @@ static int ceph_show_options(struct seq_file *m, struct dentry *root)
 	if (fsopt->caps_wanted_delay_max != CEPH_CAPS_WANTED_DELAY_MAX_DEFAULT)
 		seq_printf(m, ",caps_wanted_delay_max=%d",
 			   fsopt->caps_wanted_delay_max);
-	if (fsopt->cap_release_safety != CEPH_CAP_RELEASE_SAFETY_DEFAULT)
-		seq_printf(m, ",cap_release_safety=%d",
-			   fsopt->cap_release_safety);
 	if (fsopt->max_readdir != CEPH_MAX_READDIR_DEFAULT)
 		seq_printf(m, ",readdir_max_entries=%d", fsopt->max_readdir);
 	if (fsopt->max_readdir_bytes != CEPH_MAX_READDIR_BYTES_DEFAULT)
diff --git a/fs/ceph/super.h b/fs/ceph/super.h
index f02a2225fe42..da036d01933e 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/super.h
+++ b/fs/ceph/super.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ struct ceph_mount_options {
 	int rasize;           /* max readahead */
 	int congestion_kb;    /* max writeback in flight */
 	int caps_wanted_delay_min, caps_wanted_delay_max;
-	int cap_release_safety;
 	int max_readdir;       /* max readdir result (entires) */
 	int max_readdir_bytes; /* max readdir result (bytes) */
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h b/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h
index 8a79587e1317..dca30ac9bd34 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ struct ceph_options {
 #define CEPH_CAPS_WANTED_DELAY_MIN_DEFAULT      5  /* cap release delay */
 #define CEPH_CAPS_WANTED_DELAY_MAX_DEFAULT     60  /* cap release delay */
 
-#define CEPH_CAP_RELEASE_SAFETY_DEFAULT        (CEPH_CAPS_PER_RELEASE * 4)
 
 /* mount state */
 enum {