diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index ac837783b37d..2c1ee70b730f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1665,37 +1665,32 @@ static struct nfsd4_operation nfsd4_ops[] = {
 	[OP_PUTFH] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_putfh,
 		.op_flags = ALLOWED_WITHOUT_FH | ALLOWED_ON_ABSENT_FS
-				| OP_IS_PUTFH_LIKE | OP_MODIFIES_SOMETHING
-				| OP_CLEAR_STATEID,
+				| OP_IS_PUTFH_LIKE | OP_CLEAR_STATEID,
 		.op_name = "OP_PUTFH",
 		.op_rsize_bop = (nfsd4op_rsize)nfsd4_only_status_rsize,
 	},
 	[OP_PUTPUBFH] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_putrootfh,
 		.op_flags = ALLOWED_WITHOUT_FH | ALLOWED_ON_ABSENT_FS
-				| OP_IS_PUTFH_LIKE | OP_MODIFIES_SOMETHING
-				| OP_CLEAR_STATEID,
+				| OP_IS_PUTFH_LIKE | OP_CLEAR_STATEID,
 		.op_name = "OP_PUTPUBFH",
 		.op_rsize_bop = (nfsd4op_rsize)nfsd4_only_status_rsize,
 	},
 	[OP_PUTROOTFH] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_putrootfh,
 		.op_flags = ALLOWED_WITHOUT_FH | ALLOWED_ON_ABSENT_FS
-				| OP_IS_PUTFH_LIKE | OP_MODIFIES_SOMETHING
-				| OP_CLEAR_STATEID,
+				| OP_IS_PUTFH_LIKE | OP_CLEAR_STATEID,
 		.op_name = "OP_PUTROOTFH",
 		.op_rsize_bop = (nfsd4op_rsize)nfsd4_only_status_rsize,
 	},
 	[OP_READ] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_read,
-		.op_flags = OP_MODIFIES_SOMETHING,
 		.op_name = "OP_READ",
 		.op_rsize_bop = (nfsd4op_rsize)nfsd4_read_rsize,
 		.op_get_currentstateid = (stateid_getter)nfsd4_get_readstateid,
 	},
 	[OP_READDIR] = {
 		.op_func = (nfsd4op_func)nfsd4_readdir,
-		.op_flags = OP_MODIFIES_SOMETHING,
 		.op_name = "OP_READDIR",
 		.op_rsize_bop = (nfsd4op_rsize)nfsd4_readdir_rsize,
 	},