diff --git a/fs/f2fs/xattr.c b/fs/f2fs/xattr.c
index 61a5d9284bc0..34b7f691cf12 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/xattr.c
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ static size_t f2fs_xattr_generic_list(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		break;
 	case F2FS_XATTR_INDEX_TRUSTED:
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			return -EPERM;
-		break;
 	case F2FS_XATTR_INDEX_SECURITY:
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -69,9 +66,6 @@ static int f2fs_xattr_generic_get(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		break;
 	case F2FS_XATTR_INDEX_TRUSTED:
-		if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
-			return -EPERM;
-		break;
 	case F2FS_XATTR_INDEX_SECURITY:
 		break;
 	default: