diff --git a/fs/f2fs/file.c b/fs/f2fs/file.c
index 0c4ba134accb..2454220e36b5 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/file.c
@@ -3133,30 +3133,6 @@ static int f2fs_ioc_fsgetxattr(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int f2fs_ioctl_check_project(struct inode *inode, struct fsxattr *fa)
-{
-	/*
-	 * Project Quota ID state is only allowed to change from within the init
-	 * namespace. Enforce that restriction only if we are trying to change
-	 * the quota ID state. Everything else is allowed in user namespaces.
-	 */
-	if (current_user_ns() == &init_user_ns)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (__kprojid_val(F2FS_I(inode)->i_projid) != fa->fsx_projid)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (F2FS_I(inode)->i_flags & F2FS_PROJINHERIT_FL) {
-		if (!(fa->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_PROJINHERIT))
-			return -EINVAL;
-	} else {
-		if (fa->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_PROJINHERIT)
-			return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int f2fs_ioc_fssetxattr(struct file *filp, unsigned long arg)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(filp);