diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_globals.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_globals.c
index 46e862b004e..2ae8b1ccb02 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_globals.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_globals.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  */
 xfs_param_t xfs_params = {
 			  /*	MIN		DFLT		MAX	*/
-	.restrict_chown	= {	0,		1,		1	},
 	.sgid_inherit	= {	0,		0,		1	},
 	.symlink_mode	= {	0,		0,		1	},
 	.panic_mask	= {	0,		0,		255	},
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
index b5ea3f2afdc..d25694e8cd6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -1103,10 +1103,6 @@ xfs_ioctl_setattr(
 
 	/*
 	 * Change file ownership.  Must be the owner or privileged.
-	 * If the system was configured with the "restricted_chown"
-	 * option, the owner is not permitted to give away the file,
-	 * and can change the group id only to a group of which he
-	 * or she is a member.
 	 */
 	if (mask & FSX_PROJID) {
 		/*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_linux.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_linux.h
index cc0f7b3a979..214717650b2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_linux.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_linux.h
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
 #undef  HAVE_PERCPU_SB	/* per cpu superblock counters are a 2.6 feature */
 #endif
 
-#define restricted_chown	xfs_params.restrict_chown.val
 #define irix_sgid_inherit	xfs_params.sgid_inherit.val
 #define irix_symlink_mode	xfs_params.symlink_mode.val
 #define xfs_panic_mask		xfs_params.panic_mask.val
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.c
index 7dacb5bbde3..916c0ffb608 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.c
@@ -55,17 +55,6 @@ xfs_stats_clear_proc_handler(
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
 static ctl_table xfs_table[] = {
-	{
-		.ctl_name	= XFS_RESTRICT_CHOWN,
-		.procname	= "restrict_chown",
-		.data		= &xfs_params.restrict_chown.val,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.strategy	= &sysctl_intvec,
-		.extra1		= &xfs_params.restrict_chown.min,
-		.extra2		= &xfs_params.restrict_chown.max
-	},
 	{
 		.ctl_name	= XFS_SGID_INHERIT,
 		.procname	= "irix_sgid_inherit",
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.h
index 4aadb8056c3..b9937d450f8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ typedef struct xfs_sysctl_val {
 } xfs_sysctl_val_t;
 
 typedef struct xfs_param {
-	xfs_sysctl_val_t restrict_chown;/* Root/non-root can give away files.*/
 	xfs_sysctl_val_t sgid_inherit;	/* Inherit S_ISGID if process' GID is
 					 * not a member of parent dir GID. */
 	xfs_sysctl_val_t symlink_mode;	/* Link creat mode affected by umask */
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ typedef struct xfs_param {
 enum {
 	/* XFS_REFCACHE_SIZE = 1 */
 	/* XFS_REFCACHE_PURGE = 2 */
-	XFS_RESTRICT_CHOWN = 3,
+	/* XFS_RESTRICT_CHOWN = 3 */
 	XFS_SGID_INHERIT = 4,
 	XFS_SYMLINK_MODE = 5,
 	XFS_PANIC_MASK = 6,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
index 34a1982ed6d..c45ea278ef4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
@@ -232,10 +232,6 @@ xfs_setattr(
 
 	/*
 	 * Change file ownership.  Must be the owner or privileged.
-	 * If the system was configured with the "restricted_chown"
-	 * option, the owner is not permitted to give away the file,
-	 * and can change the group id only to a group of which he
-	 * or she is a member.
 	 */
 	if (mask & (ATTR_UID|ATTR_GID)) {
 		/*
@@ -259,9 +255,8 @@ xfs_setattr(
 		 * shall be equal to either the group ID or one of the
 		 * supplementary group IDs of the calling process.
 		 */
-		if (restricted_chown &&
-		    (iuid != uid || (igid != gid &&
-				     !in_group_p((gid_t)gid))) &&
+		if ((iuid != uid ||
+		     (igid != gid && !in_group_p((gid_t)gid))) &&
 		    !capable(CAP_CHOWN)) {
 			code = XFS_ERROR(EPERM);
 			goto error_return;
@@ -455,10 +450,6 @@ xfs_setattr(
 
 	/*
 	 * Change file ownership.  Must be the owner or privileged.
-	 * If the system was configured with the "restricted_chown"
-	 * option, the owner is not permitted to give away the file,
-	 * and can change the group id only to a group of which he
-	 * or she is a member.
 	 */
 	if (mask & (ATTR_UID|ATTR_GID)) {
 		/*