diff --git a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
index b87b24fed4b2..ecfb738bca30 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/mds_client.c
@@ -3490,7 +3490,6 @@ static struct ceph_msg *mds_alloc_msg(struct ceph_connection *con,
 		       type, front_len);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	msg->page_alignment = (unsigned int) le16_to_cpu(hdr->data_off);
 
 	return msg;
 }