diff --git a/fs/autofs4/root.c b/fs/autofs4/root.c
index 87d95a8cddbc4223c77e9aa642292b784912b807..f55ae23b137e2a21001948e1c4b6b17795abc1b0 100644
--- a/fs/autofs4/root.c
+++ b/fs/autofs4/root.c
@@ -583,8 +583,6 @@ static int autofs4_dir_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	if (!autofs4_oz_mode(sbi) && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EACCES;
 
-	dentry_unhash(dentry);
-
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ino->count)) {
 		p_ino = autofs4_dentry_ino(dentry->d_parent);
 		if (p_ino && dentry->d_parent != dentry)